Should you have an MI, a stroke, or multiple trauma you will likely die. There is no cardiac cath lab. There is no functioning trauma system. Without proper neurosurgical back up administering the “clot busting” drugs used in stroke would be risky. Paramedics don’t exist. Prehospital medications aren’t given. Prehospital monitoring doesn’t exist. The nearest hospitals with the capacity to treat any of these are hours away. (FWIW, I’m a retired Emergency Doc)

Yep, I'm prepared to die right here with an ear-to-ear grin on my face!

somewhat related I am looking for a fax machine in Zihua that I can use to send some medical rec0rds from here to USA as in that country's warped medical system, faxed records are considered more"secure" than emailed records.

It appears that most of Zihua threw away their fax machines at the turn of this century.

I wonder how many people have died as a result of HIPPA restrictions?

Here's what I used for years until I bought a scanner that has fax. It used to be Hello Fax, but Dropbox acquired it, though it still shares the same domain name and accounts. If you use my invitation, we both get some free pages.
https://app.hellofax.com?ref=31e156e6&s=F&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebooktwitter&utm_campaign=hellofax-incentivized-post&...

It appears that most of Zihua threw away their fax machines at the turn of this century.

I wonder how many people have died as a result of HIPPA restrictions?

We would love to know more, but here is where we are now. An ambulance here is just that. A way to get you to medical care. They are not paramedics. Call the bomberos or Red Cross. Having a car, we would consider driving to a medical facility.

Our medical center of choice is Hospital Especialidades. Maybe not the best choice, we are open to suggestions.

Serious things, broken hips, strokes, you need to get to possibly Uruapan, for sure Morelia or Mexico City. Hopefully referred by the medical community here.

Strokes scare us, and we hope, but don't know that there are facilities for rehab in either Morelia or Mexico City. Get there fast and hope for the best.

We are self insured and prepared to take on the expense of whatever is necessary. Going back to the US is not an option.

Looking forward to input from people who know more.