New ambulance eliminates heavy lifting for EMTs
By MAUREEN KYLE
WAVE 3 (Kentucky)
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky is ranked sixth in the nation when it comes to the number of adults considered obese. With over 25 percent of the state’s population falling into the obese category, EMTs face challenges transporting patients quickly. As WAVE 3’s Maureen Kyle reports, a new specially-equipped ambulance will make it easier for local emergency workers to provide care to those patients.
“It’s definitely a necessity,” says Yellow Ambulance Director Belinda Jolly. “The patients are definitely getting heavier and heavier.”
It’s the part of society expanding at an alarming rate. The obese. And the heavier the person, the greater the likelihood they’ll develop serious health problems.
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