Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain Luis Ayala has reported that the Squad responded to 1,121 calls for assistance during the calendar year 2009, traveling over 12,454 miles. Of the 1,121 calls for assistance, 670 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 219 calls were for trauma and 106 calls were for motor vehicle accidents. Ninety calls were classified as other. The Squad had two ambulances in service at the same time on 50 occasions and three ambulances in-service at the same time on 11 occasions. The Squad visited 13 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 580 visits, followed by 213 visits to St. Mary’s in Passaic. The Squad treated 832 residents, 334 nonresidents and responded to 57 mutual aid calls in adjacent communities. The Squad spent a total of 1,749 man hours on ambulance calls. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 506 occasions.