EMTs get tool to assist obese

Look. It's an Oinkmobile! Or is it a Flabulance? Whatever.

“Super-sized” has become a common phrase recently, especially in relation to food.

Now, in an effort to cater to the obese population, everything from hospital beds to coffins are being made extra large.

“It is a growing trend,” said Haley Brown, spokeswoman for the Tuscaloosa-based NorthStar Emergency Medical Services. “It’s something that’s happening all across the nation, really.”

NorthStar EMS launched West Alabama’s first bariatric ambulance to transport obese patients this month. Bariatric is a medical term that refers to the treatment of an overweight person.

The ambulance, which primarily serves the Tuscaloosa area, has an extra-large stretcher and a winch to help lift large patients into the vehicle. The winch can sustain a weight range of 800 to 1,600 pounds,

As long as the fat pay for it and it does not come out of the other's pockets, go for it.

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