Monday, July 06, 2009

Fatty Fatty 2 X 4, Can't Get In The Ambulance Door

The solution? Supersized ambulances!

American Medical Response (AMR) in Independence is the only area ambulance provider — and one of a relatively small number nationwide — to have a bariatric ambulance.

The vehicle features a reinforced floor and shocks, a ramp and a motorized winch to pull a loaded gurney into the back. While AMR’s standard cots hold 450 pounds, the bariatric cot can support 850 pounds in the extended position or 1,600 pounds when lowered.


You need such equipment when tranporting Mr. Creosote, for example:

3 comments:

Patsy said...

Mr. Creosote was utterly despicable ... loved it.

Bob said...

@Patsy: Thank you, Patsy.

TOTWTYTR said...

AMR has been pushing this ambulance (no pun intended) concept for a few years. Immensely obese patients are something we have to be aware of, but they aren't the scourge that some would have you think.