I thought health care was free in most of europe. Ambulances can be private. In Spain, if you contact the Social Security and it's them that send the ambulance

I thought health care was free in most of europe. Ambulances can be private. In Spain, if you contact the Social Security and it's them that send the ambulance, I understand it will be free. But if you call a private service, they will charge. In a case like that, I would have called police instead. It's the safest option.