Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain William Gumbman has reported that the Squad responded to 96 calls for assistance during the month of February 2006, traveling over 1,010 miles. Of the 96 calls for assistance, 64 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 19 calls were for trauma, which includes 6 calls for motor vehicle accidents. Seven calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 7 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 30 visits, followed by 18 visits to St. Mary's Hospital and 10 visits to Passaic Beth Israel. The Squad treated 73 residents, 15 nonresidents and responded to one mutual aid call in Lyndhurst. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 31 occasions and the members of the Squad spent a total of 169 hours on ambulance calls.