Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain William Gumbman has reported that the Squad responded to 122 calls for assistance during the month of October 2006, traveling over 1,222 miles. Of the 122 calls for assistance, 63 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 28 calls were for trauma, which included 14 calls for motor vehicle accidents. Eleven calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 8 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 54 visits, followed by 16 visits to Passaic Beth Israel and 12 visits to St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic. The Squad treated 81 residents, 32 nonresidents and responded to 7 mutual aid calls in East Rutherford, Nutley and Lyndhurst. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 43 occasions and the members of the Squad spent a total of 268 hours on ambulance calls.