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XL ambulances brought into service for XL patients

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas company is putting a new extra-large ambulance into service to handle extra-large patients.

American Medical Response called the $250,000 rig its bariatric unit. It bought it at the request of the Clark County Fire Department.

The vehicle looks like a regular ambulance. But it’s extra-wide, and has a larger gurney, a winch and ramps capable of loading up to 1,600 pounds.

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