ROXBURY (CBS) - The obesity problem in America has been creating some unique challenges for emergency workers, as some patients they are trying to save are too large for the emergency equipment.

Each week, EMT's respond to 911 calls and find patients who can be tough to transport - weighing more than 500 pounds. Three months ago, Nashville's Fire Department installed 14 hydraulic stretchers ...

“It saves our backs a lot,” Vesce said about stretchers that created an occupational hazard for paramedics. “Over a 25-year career of lifting a 250-pound person six or seven times a day, it’s good for ...

DENVER, Oct. 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM) announced today its Products Division has unveiled the new EZ Lift 1300 wheeled patient stretcher at the annual Air ...