#IFellAsleepToo: Sleeping Latin American Doctors Go Viral · Global Voices
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#YoTambienMeDormi Atte:@kellypeto pic.twitter.com/00hXx8iJBe
— Iván Hernández (@DrIvanHdez) Mayo 12, 2015
I Fell Asleep Too. Sincerely: @kellypeto
It's a trending topic under the hashtag  #YoTambienMeDormi (#IFellAsleepToo). In one week, there have been 17,500 comments on Twitter. The stories of tens of thousands of doctors in Mexico and Latin America who are sharing pictures of them sleeping during their long hospital shifts have gone viral.
It all started when a blogger criticized a physician whose photo showed him sleeping, according to the BBC. “We know this work is tiring, but they have the duty to fulfill their responsibilities while there are dozens of sick people who need their attention at any moment,” Noti-blog site reports, showing the photo of a medical resident at General Hospital 33 in Monterrey, México, who fell asleep at 3 am while filling out the records of that night's patient number 18.
#YoTambienMeDormi porque no somos maquinas somos seres humanos como los demás
—  Sabiel Ramirez (@SabielRamirez) Mayo 9, 2015
I Fell Asleep Too, because we are not machines but human beings like everyone else
In addition to showing solidarity, the spontaneous campaign has also been a way to put a face to the sacrifices people in the profession must make, including long meal-less, sleepless shifts, for which they are not always financially compensated nor provided with the necessary basics to perform the job.