Another Busy Day For Summit EMS Volunteers

SUMMIT, NJ — Just one week after Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad members answered 11 calls in a single day, the same teams covered 12 calls on Tuesday.

The Monday night crew again began this run with a 4 a.m. response of a medical emergency in a private home. After 8 a.m., the Tuesday Day crew along with several of duty members answered another 10 calls while the Tuesday night crew closed out the day with a response to the Public Library just before 9 p.m.

Responses for the day included three medical emergencies in the patient’s home, medical emergencies at an assisted living facility, a physician’s office, a local school, the Village Green, the Public Library and in a car stopped on Route 78.

Summit First Aid Squad members also responded to a request from neighboring Millburn for a medical emergency at a downtown business. The Squad also handled two non-emergency ambulance transports of a Summit resident. Summit continues to offer non- emergency transport services when available and is one of the few volunteer organizations to do so.

At one point, three Summit ambulances were answering simultaneous calls and at five different times during the day at least two ambulances were in use. As was the case last week several off duty members quickly responded to help staff the second and third ambulances.

Squad President Mike D’Ecclessis who responded to four of those calls himself commented, “We are truly lucky in Summit to have volunteers ready, able and willing to answer the call for help at a moment’s notice”.

The all-volunteer First Aid Squad is always looking for new members to join its ranks. All needed training, uniforms and equipment is provided.

For information, call 908-277- 9479, or visit www.summitems.org.

— By John Staunton

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