Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain William Gumbman has reported that the Squad responded to 118 calls for assistance during the month of June 2006, traveling over 1,145 miles. Of the 118 calls for assistance, 75 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 27 calls were for trauma, which included 20 calls for motor vehicle accidents. Seven calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 7 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 50 visits, followed by 18 visits to St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic and 11 visits to Passaic Beth Israel. The Squad treated 86 residents, 37 nonresidents and responded to 14 mutual aid calls in East Rutherford and Lyndhurst. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 48 occasions and the members of the Squad spent a total of 215 hours on ambulance calls.