The Janesville Fire Department has upgraded its technology and equipment to better help overweight patients and reduce the risk of injury to emergency responders. Janesville ambulances are equipped with power-assisted stretchers that lower and lift, The Janesville Gazette reported. They …
When Amy Derby started working at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s as a registered nurse 13 years ago, she had to lift patients manually with the help of other staff members. Every year, Derby said, it seems as if the number of …
The Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue Department, in New Mexico, is buying three gurneys capable of handling as much as 1,600 pounds to care for obese patients. The Albuquerque Journal reports that county officials say these gurneys are the first …