When these patients check into a hospital, they are increasingly likely to find themselves in a room with a wider doorway than the 42-inch standard, a bed that holds up to 1,000 pounds and a ceiling lift system to move them to the bathroom.Toilets in such a room are extra-sturdy and mounted to the floor instead of a wall.
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Are there really this many people that weigh something like 1,000 pounds? I’ve never seen anyone weight that much. I’ve probably seen 400 pounds and alot of 200-250 pounds but not any over those amts. 200 lb people don’t need special rooms.
Oh to be a nurse on that unit…! And I think an 11 pound baby is heavy after working with 1 pounders day in and day out.
There are plenty of 500 lb and 600 lb people walking around (barely) in Mississippi.
Here’s another one recently in the news Anon 8:11
1,212 lbs. man
Geez, why is that guys head so small? He looks like beetlejuice when they shrink his head. His face and head look way out of proportion. Are you sure this isn’t someone just wearing a fat suit?
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