True story.
Foreigner visits Nicaragua and has a surf accident injuring his leg with a flesh wound.
He is so scared to go to any hospital that he refuses treatment, despite the fact his sister lives in Nicaragua.
After several days his leg becomes heavily infected, he still refuses hospital.
His sister is super helpless and desperate.
She mentions to her brother that I as a German foreigner had been to hospitals several times with excellent results.
He is almost in a state of sepsis and finally agrees to go to a hospital, because of mentioning her foreigner friends good experiences with hospitals.
The hospital can save his life and even his leg, but it is a close call.
This shows how deep the indoctrination goes.