In the latest sign of America’s ballooning waistline, the Elgin Fire Department wants to buy a mechanized ambulance lift that can hoist patients who weigh up to 700 pounds. The system, which costs ...

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, ...

Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among health care workers, a small study suggests. Researchers analyzed data ...

Bariatric Unit One. That's the name of the newest ambulance purchased by Orange County Fire and Rescue. The ambulance is designed to hoist patients who weigh up to 1,100 pounds. It cost the county $23 ...

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 ...

Severely mentally disabled patients can now be whisked around hospital in carriages attached to a ceiling rail instead of having to be wheeled or carried by staff. The HK$6 million full-ceiling hoist ...