A Florida fire department has invested tens of thousands of dollars in a new ambulance specially designed for extremely obese patients. The new 'Bariatric One' features a $23,000 lift gate capable of ...

WINNIPEG paramedics plan to purchase more specialized equipment after obese patients were transported to hospital more than 800 times in the last 18 months. As we navigate through unprecedented times, ...

Sue Thompson, RGN, is moving/handling coordinator; Phil Jevon, PGCE, BSc, RN, is resuscitation officer/clinical skills lead; both at Manor Hospital, Walsall, West Midlands. Using a hoist to move a ...

Firefighters used an aerial ladder to remove an obese patient with suspected coronavirus from a London block of flats. The rescue workers, wearing protective face masks fitted with air filters, were ...