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THE REPLIES ARE MUCH APPRECIATED. AS FAR AS WHAT QUALIFIES A BARIATRIC PT, I'M GOING BY MY COMPANY'S PROTOCOL. WHEN WE GET A PAGE, IT LISTS INFO ON THE PT(INCLUDING WHETHER OR NOT THE PT IS >300LBS). BY THEIR OWN RULES, WE ARE TECHNICALLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LIFT ASSIST ON 300+. MOST DOUBLE MEN...

MAKING PT CONTACT: AS ME AND MY PARTNER GET ON-SCENE, WE OBSERVE OUR PT'S LARGE SIZE. HE WEIGHED 375 LBS, IS AN AMPUTEE(BKA-ONE LEG), IN A WHEELCHAIR, NON-AMBULATORY. WE LOAD HIM ONTO THE STRETCHER, SECURED WITH APPLICABLE SEAT\BELTS X5, AND RAILS X2, ENSURING A POSITION OF COMFORT. PT WAS...