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Delaware paramedic service short of minorities

By Angie Basiouny
The News Journal (Delaware)

A horrific crash. Two children dead. Two parents who spoke only Spanish.

Jorge Vasquez, a paramedic in training with New Castle County, remembers the April 4 crash because he was the only person in Christiana Hospital’s emergency room who spoke Spanish. He was asked to translate the tragic news to the parents.

“It was so hard to do, but I learned how to do it,” he said. “I was fortunate to be there and to be able to help. Let me tell you, it changed me a lot.”

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