real-brisker -“Health – Don’t forget even if they call 911 they have a 50% chance on getting a male emt.”
Male doesn’t seem to be the issue, but some Frum guy whom they are aquainted with -is. I think they just added on male provider as a secondary issue. While it’s true that some women don’t want to be treated by any male -most don’t care. The few that care realize that as much as they demand total female care in the hospital, which some hospitals will accommodate -it’s definitely not a guarantee that this will occur.
The reality is – this is a non-issue because anything more than simple childbirth cannot occur/be treated in the pre-hospital arena. So why does the Frum community have so many childbirth related calls? Simple -because they are uneducated. Freier & company would accomplish much more by setting up an org. that educates women about childbirth and other related women issues. Then Hatzolah would have as many deliveries as other EMS – next to none! Look I knew s/o many years ago who wanted to be an EMT like her husband who was on Hatzolah. So since she couldn’t join Hatzolah -she joined some volly org. together with her hubby. Therefore all the Halachic problems were avoided. If these women want to practice EMS -I’m sure they could join some squad. Childbirth calls are probably just a red herring. Either that or these women are just as uneducated and think everybody doesn’t make it on time to the hospital.