As much as the township has changed since the Great Depression, one thing hasn’t – first aid squad is still staffed by resident volunteers. The Bayville First Aid Squad., which is all-volunteer, dates back to 1954, They cover the all of Berkeley Township minus Holiday City, Silver Ridge Park, Holiday Heights, Manitou Park but are mutual aid to Ocean Gate, Pine Beach, Beachwood and Lacey township. “We’ve been trying to get the word out to the public that we need more volunteers especially during the day shift (6 am to 6 pm),” said Pat Sperber, President of the Bayville First Aid Squad. The volunteer service does not charge for their service and only survives by donations and squad supported fundraiser.
As for the month of July we responded to 138 calls for medical emergencies from the citizens of Berkeley Township as well neighboring town’s residents. The squad personally responded to 119 of these calls and using our mutual aid agreements, 19 were responded by other first aid squad. Some of the calls which we answered included: 19 individual called due to General Weakness; 8 calls were for patients who fell; 8 patients had respiratory problems; 13 patients were either unconscious or semi conscious; 7 calls due to patient in motor vehicle accident requiring medical treatment; 11 patients that had cardiac emergencies. The balance of our calls 53 patient was either treated on scene or required transportation to the local hospital.
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In other notes, if you would like to have a squad member address your group or visit your school or organization, please let us know and we will be happy to have one of our members provide a short overview of the squad. This can be accomplished with a quick email to bayvillefirstaidsquad@outlook.com, Subject: Guest Speaker.
