Eutisha Revee Rennix, 25, was a pregnant woman being served at an Au Bon Pain in Brooklyn. Rennix started to experience shortness of breath and severe stomach pains. She then began to have seizures. At that point, other patrons of the coffee shop turned to two city Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) to ask for their help in saving the young woman. The EMTs chose not to help the woman, and told the employees that they simply needed to call 911 instead. Apparently, the EMTs were on their break and didn't feel like helping her.
"People were calling out saying, 'She's turning blue! She's pregnant!' " said one of the witnesses. . "I remember them saying they couldn't do anything because they were on their break," another worker said. "We started screaming and cursing at them."
The woman eventually started foaming at the nose and mouth.
Eventually, 911 was called and the ambulance arrived. By that time, it was too late to save Rennix. She was pronounced dead at 10:17 that morning. She had a 3-year old son.
The Fire Department, who runs the city's Emergency Medical Service, says it's going to investigate the incident. Also, the two EMTs who chose to do nothing have been put on paid, but restricted duty and not allowed to provide patient care.
What makes the case of Eutisha Rennix so sad is that the Fire Department was right near the location of her death. Even sadder is the fact that the EMT dispatch center is in the same building. We can all agree that this never should have happened.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition. To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.
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