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genelovesjez · September 16th, 2005, 09:09 AM

From an article in Today's Globe and Mail:

Severe obesity is associated with a 12-fold increase in mortality in 25- to 35-year-olds, compared with lean individuals.

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the obese are also three times more likely to need a joint replacement than those of normal weight, and take significantly longer to recover.

The weight of extremely heavy individuals poses a risk to those who must lift or transfer them, as well as those who need to be moved.

In a fire, anyone unable to fit into a normal escape route (a stairway or window) may have few alternatives. If the fire is in a multistory building, those too big to move quickly will find it hard to get out, with elevators out of service and crowds rushing to escape. And rescuers may be unable to move the very obese away from danger.

Auto injury is another area of concern. A 2002 study of more than 26,000 people who had been involved in car crashes found that obese people are more than twice as likely to die in a crash as people weighing less than 60 kilos (132 pounds).
Reasons for the higher risk of injury or death include the sheer force of the victim's weight, underlying health problems that hinder recovery, and the difficulty of extricating an obese person from a crumpled car.
Car dealers provide free seat-belt extenders that fit the restraint to a larger body, because standard seat belts are not designed for obese people. In a crash, a seat belt must grip bone: hip, sternum, shoulder, ribs. Rather than serve as a safety cushion, fat creates a gap between the belt and bones that may allow the person to slide from behind the seat belt during rollovers. In a crash, the belt snaps back through that gap and slams into the skeleton or organs as they hurtle forward. If the seat belt does not quickly encounter the pelvis, it can damage internal organs.

September 16th, 2005, 09:09 AM	#83 (permalink)
genelovesjez Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 41 Posts: 3,735	Some more "food" for thought: From an article in Today's Globe and Mail: Severe obesity is associated with a 12-fold increase in mortality in 25- to 35-year-olds, compared with lean individuals. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the obese are also three times more likely to need a joint replacement than those of normal weight, and take significantly longer to recover. The weight of extremely heavy individuals poses a risk to those who must lift or transfer them, as well as those who need to be moved. In a fire, anyone unable to fit into a normal escape route (a stairway or window) may have few alternatives. If the fire is in a multistory building, those too big to move quickly will find it hard to get out, with elevators out of service and crowds rushing to escape. And rescuers may be unable to move the very obese away from danger. Auto injury is another area of concern. A 2002 study of more than 26,000 people who had been involved in car crashes found that obese people are more than twice as likely to die in a crash as people weighing less than 60 kilos (132 pounds). Reasons for the higher risk of injury or death include the sheer force of the victim's weight, underlying health problems that hinder recovery, and the difficulty of extricating an obese person from a crumpled car. Car dealers provide free seat-belt extenders that fit the restraint to a larger body, because standard seat belts are not designed for obese people. In a crash, a seat belt must grip bone: hip, sternum, shoulder, ribs. Rather than serve as a safety cushion, fat creates a gap between the belt and bones that may allow the person to slide from behind the seat belt during rollovers. In a crash, the belt snaps back through that gap and slams into the skeleton or organs as they hurtle forward. If the seat belt does not quickly encounter the pelvis, it can damage internal organs.