Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain William Gumbman has reported that the Squad responded to 131 calls for assistance during the month of May 2006, traveling over 1,282 miles. Of the 131 calls for assistance, 78 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 31 calls were for trauma, which included 21 calls for motor vehicle accidents. Eight calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 8 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 54 visits, followed by 26 visits to St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic and 15 visits to Passaic Beth Israel. The Squad treated 93 residents, 42 nonresidents and responded to 8 mutual aid calls in East Rutherford and Lyndhurst. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 55 occasions and the members of the Squad spent a total of 238 hours on ambulance calls.