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http://www.theindychannel.com/news/19517549/detail.html
My question is- in the article, a person from the coroner's office says, "He said that fire and medical personnel have equipment available for handling patients up to 1,000 pounds and that moving obese individuals is not all that rare of an occurrence."
Your thoughts? Do your departments move bodies when requested? Local departments will not transport DOA's at all.
My thoughts: This is going to be a more and more common occurrence, why doesn't the coroner's office have the equipment to do this? Why should the fire department have to come out and get the body?
Also, there are people in the comments saying you don't get that obese just from overeating - what medical conditions would cause that sort of weight gain?
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Marion County Coroner's Office has come under fire after it was revealed that an obese woman was dragged from her home and hauled away on a trailer in front of family members following her death.
My question is- in the article, a person from the coroner's office says, "He said that fire and medical personnel have equipment available for handling patients up to 1,000 pounds and that moving obese individuals is not all that rare of an occurrence."
Your thoughts? Do your departments move bodies when requested? Local departments will not transport DOA's at all.
My thoughts: This is going to be a more and more common occurrence, why doesn't the coroner's office have the equipment to do this? Why should the fire department have to come out and get the body?
Also, there are people in the comments saying you don't get that obese just from overeating - what medical conditions would cause that sort of weight gain?