What is the maximum weight a patient can weigh and still be carried by ambulance?

Although technically the gurneys are built to hold up to 700 pounds, the girth of a person weighing that much would not leave room for the EMTs who would need to accompany and administer care to a person wieghing that much, so the better-equipped fire department would need to be called. The largest weight of a person an ambulance can safely transport is 500 pounds.

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