Reply To: What Happened With Ezras Nashim In Boro Park On Monday Night?

MORE ABOUT EZRAS NASHIM GOING AROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I AM SIMPLY PASTING IT HERE AND HAVE NO INFORMATION.

Due to the nature of it I was very hesitant to share this story with the public, but after a young woman was niftar this week, I decided that the time has come for me to speak up.

A while ago my sister was unfortunate to have a miscarriage. When she realized what’s happening she called her Doula for advice. She said that she’ll be over soon. Before long, she started bleeding very heavily and realized that this is a true emergency. Thinking that shes being frum she decided to call on Ezras Nashim for help.

A short while later a EN volunteer arrived. At that time she started to feel dizzy and had to lay down on the floor, while still bleeding heavy. Then another lady arrived. They both tried calming her down, my sister kept asking where the ambulance is? They kept on reassuring her that their ambulance is on its way and will be here momentarily. All this time they did not call for paramedics although fluids were clearly needed as she was bleeding out fast.

After 20 minutes or so the doula walked into the house. She could not believe her eyes, there My sister was laying, In a pool of blood, and two nice ladies each holding one hand were standing there helplessly (there was nothing more they could have done for her at this point besides transporting) at this point she was extremely pale, dizzy and weak. The doula also inquired right away where the ambulance was. When she was given the same answer that my sister was given 10 minutes earlier that they were waiting for a ambulance she took out her phone and called hatzola. Needless to say in under a minute a hatzola member was at the door, he right away realized the critical state she was in, he called in for Paramedics. In no time she had 2 paramedics at her side starting IV lines on both of her arms and forcing fluids in to keep the blood pressure from going even lower, and trying to raise it a bit. They quickly whisked her out, called the hospital ahead to notify that they are coming in with a critical patient. The doctor in the hospital later explained to her the grave condition she was in. Her blood pressure was less than 60. He was of the opinion that had it gone a little lower it would be at the point of going into shock where there is no return ר״ל. A Neighbor told me 911 pulled up a few minutes after Hatzolah left. All in all she needed a lot of blood and transfusions but BH she survived to tell the tale.

I want to be very clear that I am not here to bad mouth people. But my sister, like many people, naively believed that Ezras Nashim is the same exact as Hatzolah except in a womens version, –a real win-win situation.

The fact is however that in order to provide the care that we became used to, you need to have years of experience and a network that can be activated at a moments notice. Paramedics, ambulances, extra members in case of a heavy patient, connections with doctors etc.

What bothers me most is its unconscionable how EN advertises that they are highly trained….and mislead the public by giving the impression that they can handle emergencies???

Moreover, when the EN ladies realized that it was truly like threatening, why didn’t they then call Hatzlola??
To me this is Retzicha in its purest form.

The only conclusion I can reach is that the founding motives for Ezras Nashim were not for the right reasons. It was not about savings lives. That’s why they failed my sister and failed the woman from yesterday. The only difference is my sister survived and the other woman tragically was niftar.

We as a community need to stop being so gullible, especially when it comes to life and death.