New Ro lift assists?

[x242Steve 1]

Ok, I am by no means trying to be insensitive to people who are battling obesity.

That being said, I have heard New Ro dispatched to a number of "lift assists" this week...

Anybody know what is up?

[emt301 4]

Not sure what was going on this week, but...

Often times when FD/EMS units are dispatched for a lift assist it's actually an invalid assist. The elevator in a particular building may be out of service, and someone needs assistance in getting an invalid to an upper floor in an apartment building. Sometimes it's a case of an elderly person falling out of bed or out of a wheel chair, and just needing to be picked up. Other times, assistance is requested in getting an invalid from a car into a house. Bottom line, many of the lift assists are not due to an obesity issue with the patient.

[x242Steve 1]

That was very informative! Shows what I (don't) know about the EMS world.

Thanks =D>