Press Release

October 2004 Call statistics released.


CREWE, Va (November 04 2004) - The Nottoway County Emergency Squad announced today that its members ran a total of 131 calls during the Month of October 2004. This total represents 8,369 miles driven including 2,897 patient miles. 242 Gallons of fuel were used and members contributed a total of 565 person hours during the month. Of the 131 calls, 68 patients were transported to Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, 5 to Community Memorial in South Hill, 2 to Southside Regional in Petersburg, and 5 were transported to Chippenham, 4 to Johnston-Willis, 2 to MCV, 3 to Maguire, and 1 was transferred to Medflight, all in Richmond. Additionally, 4 calls were cancelled, 23 were comprised of patient refusals while the disposition of the remaining 14 were for patients treated but not transported, no patient found, stand-bys or other "miscellaneous" reasons.

October brings the total number of calls run by The Nottoway County Emergency Squad to 1,464 for the year consisting of 94,753 miles, 32,624 patient miles, with a total of 8,454 person hours contributed by its members.

During 2003, The Nottoway County Emergency Squad ran a total of 1,727 calls covering 40,004 patient miles with members contributing a total of 9,398 person hours.

For more information about The Nottoway County Emergency Squad, including information about upcoming training and membership opportunities, visit them at their web site which can be accessed at www.nottowaysquad.org.


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