A night with our ambulance crew
From 9 PM to 6 AM — four calls, three rescues, and one cow we sat with till dawn.
Most people never see what happens after they call our helpline. So one night, we kept a diary.
9:40 PM — the first call
A cow had been hit by a motorcycle near the bus stand. Her leg was bleeding but not broken. Our crew cleaned and bandaged the wound on the spot and brought her to the centre for stitches.
12:15 AM — stuck in a ditch
A pregnant cow had slipped into a construction ditch on the bypass. It took four sevaks, ropes and a borrowed tractor to lift her out safely. She was frightened, but unhurt.
2:04 AM — the toll plaza
A truck driver called: a young cow had been hit and could not stand. Our ambulance reached her at 2:31. One sevak sat with her on the road, calming her and keeping traffic away, while the others lifted her onto the stretcher. By 3:15 our vet was setting her broken leg.
4:30 AM — the one we could not save
The last call was an old cow lying by a field, too weak to move. There was little our vet could do. We sat with her, gave her water and kept her warm until dawn. She was not alone at the end. Later that morning we gave her a dignified farewell.
6:00 AM
Four calls. Three rescues. One goodbye. And then the crew washed the ambulance and got ready for the next night. This is what your seva pays for.