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Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients
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Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 23, 2009
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough to hold him. The crew offered an idea to Keller, who was then an investigator with the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services. Could they use a forklift to load the man - bed and all - onto a flatbed truck? Keller agreed: There was no other choice.
MrBrown
about 1 month ago
52 comments
Sounds more than logical to me!
alphamale
about 1 month ago
28 comments
Yes they should be charged extra... On the other hand, if a person weighs north of a half a ton.. maybe society and medical science should say.. " We are sorry.. you have a terminal disease, there is nothing more we can do'. It is done for other terminal conditions.