NFRS 2022 120 - Bariatric rescues

You asked for:

I am writing to request some information under the Freedom of Information Act in relation to the rescue of a “bariatric person”

I understand that in April 2012 a new category relating to obese people was created for your incident reporting systems.

Could you please tell me how many call outs you received to move Bariatric or obese people from their homes or to rescue them during the following calendar years: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013?

Would it be possible to reveal whether you were called to assist the ambulance service or the police, or whether you received a call directly from the person’s home?

Would you be able to list the gender of the people you moved?

Where possible – could you please reveal the age of the youngest and oldest person that you would called to assist?

If you have already been asked this question in a recent FOI request, could you please redact and send to me?

Our Response:

1. Could you please tell me how many call outs you received to move Bariatric or obese people from their homes or to rescue them during the following calendar years: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013?

   Answer: -

   • 2013: 12
   • 2014: 13
   • 2015: 15
   • 2016: 11
   • 2017: 13
   • 2018: 26
   • 2019: 44
   • 2020: 42
   • 2021: 53
   • 2022: 51
2. Would it be possible to reveal whether you were called to assist the ambulance service or the police, or whether you received a call directly from the person’s home?

   Answer: - Out of the 280 calls above 192 came from EMAS. 19 were from mobile phones and 25 numbers are missing / unknown.

3. Would you be able to list the gender of the people you moved?

   Answer: - Out of the 280 calls, 121 were male, 125 were female, 34 are unknown

4. Where possible – could you please reveal the age of the youngest and oldest person that you would called to assist?

   Answer: - Oldest recorded person = 96, youngest = 21