Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

In April we handled 88 calls. The calls were classified as medical with 58 calls and trauma with 18 calls including 7 motor vehicle accidents. We handled 5 calls classified as other.
Ambulance BLS1 handled 39 calls and traveled 366 miles. Ambulance BLS2 handled 2 calls and traveled 19 miles. Ambulance BLS3 handled 47 calls and traveled 496 miles. We had two ambulances in service at the same time on 6 occasions.
ALS was called 36 times. They treated 16 patients, released 7 patients, and were canceled 12 times.
We visited 4 different hospitals. Hackensack led with 52 visits followed by St. Mary’s with 11.
Our members spent 143.33 hours in the ambulances. We treated 61 residents and 32 non-residents. We responded to 5 mutual aid calls in Lyndhurst and East Rutherford.