Obesity is a genuine problem in Ireland and across the world, and judging by government figures and anecdotal evidence, the problem is rapidly getting worse. The need for heavyweight manikins has never been greater. All sectors, including Fire & Rescue, Hospitals, and Ambulances, can experience heavier casualties.
- Healthcare: The growing requirement within the healthcare sector to be prepared for plus-size patients is not just a matter of comfort but also safety. Often, a ‘we will deal with it when we have to’ approach leads to patients facing a lack of dignified care and caregivers being at an even greater risk of injury due to a lack of experience and planning.
- Airlines: The need for training is not just theoretical. In a real-life scenario, Ruth Lee lent an RL180 to Airbus in Broughton, UK, for a multi-agency exercise. A passenger, Nicole, brought the exercise to a standstill due to her weight. It took the combined teams 15 minutes to formulate a plan to remove her from the training fuselage, highlighting the practical relevance of this issue.
- Shipping: Cruise Ships could have many obese/bariatric passengers on board. Would your staff know how to deal with passengers of these weights?
- Prisons: Do your officers have sufficient training to move prisoners weighing more than 130 Kg if an incident arose?
- Nursing Homes: Not all situations will require emergency services. Could your staff manage? An obese dummy might help your staff avoid injury through poor patient handling skills.
Casualties / Victims / Patients / Clients / Staff / Passengers come in all shapes and sizes – can you safely manoeuvre a plus-size person?
Who Uses Them?
- 1st Call Mobility Ltd
- Avon FRS
- Babcock Training Limited
- Bournemouth University School of Health & Social Care
- Coventry City Council
- Devon and Somerset FRS
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS TRUST
- East Of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Extratec
- Greater Manchester FRS
- Kent FRS
- Lincolnshire FRS
- Linet UK Ltd
- London Ambulance Service NHS TRUST
- Merseyside FRS
- North East Ambulance Service AMB HQ
- Outreach Rescue
- Scottish Ambulance Service
- South Central Ambulance Service
- South Yorkshire FRS
- STATES OF JERSEY FIRE SERVICE
- Warwickshire FRS
- Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- West Midlands FRS
- West Sussex FRS
- Wiltshire & Swindon Fire Authority
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service
- Princess Alexandra Hosp – Loganholme, Australia
- Mayo Clinic – USA
- Philips Healthcare – USA
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