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A 40-stone (254kg) man suffering cardiac arrest had to be rescued from his first-floor flat by fire crews in Norfolk using an aerial ladder. | A 40-stone (254kg) man suffering cardiac arrest had to be rescued from his first-floor flat by fire crews in Norfolk using an aerial ladder. |
Six fire crews were called to Highgate, in King's Lynn, on Tuesday afternoon by the ambulance service. | |
The man could not get down the stairs so firefighters removed a window in his flat and brought him down using an aerial ladder. | The man could not get down the stairs so firefighters removed a window in his flat and brought him down using an aerial ladder. |
He was then taken to the town's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. | He was then taken to the town's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. |
An East of England Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the patient's doctor had called them because he was having breathing difficulties. | An East of England Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the patient's doctor had called them because he was having breathing difficulties. |
Dropped from stretcher | Dropped from stretcher |
When paramedics arrived he went into cardiac arrest, she said. | When paramedics arrived he went into cardiac arrest, she said. |
A spokesman for Norfolk Fire Service said six fire engines were called out because of the seriousness of the man's condition. | A spokesman for Norfolk Fire Service said six fire engines were called out because of the seriousness of the man's condition. |
The ambulance service recently pledged to provide more vehicles for obese people after a 30-stone man was dropped from a stretcher in Suffolk. | The ambulance service recently pledged to provide more vehicles for obese people after a 30-stone man was dropped from a stretcher in Suffolk. |
In March 2009 Kenny Williams was being moved from his home in Newmarket, Suffolk, to a specialist ambulance when he fell off the stretcher. | In March 2009 Kenny Williams was being moved from his home in Newmarket, Suffolk, to a specialist ambulance when he fell off the stretcher. |
Fire crews in England received at least 1,780 calls to help move obese patients in the past five years, figures released in 2009 showed. | Fire crews in England received at least 1,780 calls to help move obese patients in the past five years, figures released in 2009 showed. |
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