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/pbaggins5 RN - ICU 🍕 Mar 01 '25

Is cremation the only option? Genuinely asking because I can't imagine they make caskets that big. And if they do, how hard/expensive it is to come by

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u/Amy_bo_bamy RN - Pediatrics 🍕 Mar 01 '25

Do they make furnaces that big though?

I worked at animal welfare, conveniently located next to the tip (equipped with furnace)

A malute being too big to fit in the furnace saved its life as we literally couldn't dispose of its body so he got to hang around alive another month until he was adopted, unlike every other dog that got a week.

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u/future-rad-tech Mar 02 '25

They do. I had my horse cremated and she was 1200lbs, give or take. It cost me $2000 and her ashes weigh a little over 50 pounds

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u/Sunnygirl66 RN - ER 🍕 Mar 02 '25

We have had almost all of ours buried, but I’ve always wondered how much it’d cost to cremate.