When a 250kg man from Sibu, Sarawak suffered chest pains and needed to be admitted to the hospital, his family members knew they needed help.
Lots of it.
Family members of Sia Chie Herng, 33, made an emergency call to the Fire and Rescue Department after the man experienced chest pains and had difficulty breathing at around 10.20am on Wednesday.
According to The Star Online, the man needed immediate medical attention as his feet were swollen and he was unable to urinate for the past few days.
Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operation Farhan Sufyan Borhan told the news portal that when the firemen arrived at the man’s house in Ulu Sungai Merah an hour later, he was already lying down in the living room and was unable to move.
Seven firemen and two paramedics tried to move Sia, but he was reportedly too big for the ambulance.
“We quickly sent our five-tonne lorry to the scene.
“It took us more than 30 minutes to carry him from the house to the lorry, using a thick cloth and hardwood as support,” Farhan was quoted as saying.
At the hospital, it reportedly took 12 people almost ten minutes to shift Sia from the lorry to a stretcher.
The man’s mother told the news portal that Sia, the youngest of her two children, could previously move around with the help of a tetrapod.
“However, his health deteriorated during the last three to four days and he needed to be confined to the bed,” she was quoted as saying.
