Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain William Gumbman has reported that the Squad responded to 104 calls for assistance during the month of April 2006, traveling over 972 miles. Of the 104 calls for assistance, 44 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 26 calls were for trauma, which included 15 calls for motor vehicle accidents. Nine calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 9 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 31 visits, followed by 11 visits each to St. Mary's Hospital Passaic and Passaic Beth Israel. The Squad treated 60 residents, 29 nonresidents and responded to 5 mutual aid calls in East Rutherford and Lyndhurst. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 37 occasions and the members of the Squad spent a total of 160 hours on ambulance calls.