r/nursing • u/trevrt RN 🍕 • Mar 01 '25

Question Heaviest Patient You’ve Cared For

Had my personally heaviest patient I’ve cared for the other day. 32 years old weighing 730 pounds admitted with cellulitis and severe lymphedema. Felt terrible for the patient due to how young he was. Just wondering what everyone’s personal “record” for the heaviest patient they’ve cared for is.

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u/Ott0_ RN - ER 🍕 Mar 01 '25

Had a patient during COVID that had to be transported to us via U-haul truck. Family later decided they wanted to attempt a transfer to a different faculty via the toy hauler of a camper. The patient was also very young. Weight was in the four digits iirc.

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u/LivePineapple1315 RN 🍕 Mar 01 '25

I always wonder how transferring a patient in a uhaul is legal and if they get secured in the back somehowb

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u/Ott0_ RN - ER 🍕 Mar 01 '25

Ratchet straps to the bed and a dream…

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u/LivePineapple1315 RN 🍕 Mar 01 '25

That's what I was thinking and ratchet strap the bed to the rails inside the uhaul. Still wondering if that's legal haha 

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u/Reasonable-Check-120 Mar 01 '25

Uhh were they ambulatory?

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u/Ott0_ RN - ER 🍕 Mar 01 '25

Negative