Australia: Ambulance super-sized for overweight people

The widespread obesity in Australia has forced medical officials in this country to upgrade the ambulance fleet to deal with the reality.

Super-sized cars have been introduced, and a new type of ambulance through renovation will be launched to transport obese people. Scientific reports estimate that 67% of Australian men and more than half of women aged over 25 are overweight or obese.

Currently, the waistline of many Australians becomes huge, making ambulances forced to equip a lot of stretchers can carry "heavy load" . These stretchers can "bear" the weight of 220 kg.

In the most populous state in the country, New South Wales, health officials say more "super-sized" ambulances are needed to deal with obesity - the current health crisis. Some special vehicles with oversized wheels and tailgate were introduced a few years ago to transport overweight people. These vehicles have to operate twice as much capacity since 2004.

Coping with too many overweight or obese people has become increasingly familiar with the Australian medical team. Recently, in Sydney, for a few hours, 16 people just brought an injured man from the house to the hospital. He weighed about 400 kg and was injured on his leg. The lifeguard was forced to destroy part of his house to get him out.

Obesity in Australia is getting worse. Lack of exercise and poor diet, mainly sugary drinks and fast food are producing a new generation of " fat people" in Australia.

Experts warn, by 2030, half of the country's children will be overweight or obese. They emphasize that breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are highly related to obesity. Currently, some Australian hospitals have had to treat obese patients two years old.

United Mail