BOGOR - Firefighters (Damkar) Bogor Regency, West Java, helped evacuate Singgih (42), a resident with obesity or overweight who wanted to go to the hospital.
"We received a request for the evacuation of an obese patient weighing around 180 kilograms," said the Commander of the Rescue II Team (Danru) for the Bogor Regency Fire Department, Muhammad Ridwan in Cibinong, Antara, Wednesday, March 9.
According to him, the obese patient from Pabuaran Village, Cibinong, Bogor Regency needs to be evacuated because of difficulty walking. Singgih's weight reaches 180 kilograms.
Ridwan said that Singgih's family asked the Rescue Team for help in evacuating him from the house to an ambulance to be taken to the Fatmawati Central General Hospital (RSUP), South Jakarta.
The evacuation process took about three hours, starting at 08.00 WIB until 11.00 WIB. Firefighters evacuated by placing Singgih on a mattress, then the officers lifted the mattress together.
"We picked him up with the bed. Because the person in question had difficulty walking. We just took him to an ambulance. Then he was taken to Fatmawati Hospital," explained Ridwan.
He mentioned that at least 13 officers were involved in the evacuation process of obese residents with several equipment such as thermoguns, carpets, gloves and flashlights.
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