After months of preparation, a woman weighing 391 kilograms was transported from her home in eastern France to a clinic on Wednesday. The fire brigade was on site with 40 emergency services and even had to tear down walls.
The American was taken from the village of Stenay to a clinic in Nancy in an ambulance borrowed from Belgium for overweight people. An operation of this nature, with such a high degree of complexity, has never happened in France, said the chief of cabinet of the Prefect of the Meuse Department, Bernard Burckel. On the first floor of the house, a wall had to be demolished and holes were chiseled in the ceiling.
Woman had previously refused medical attention. The patient, an American, was finally hoisted out through the ground floor window of the old pottery. In addition to specialized firefighters, doctors and nursing staff were also present. Some roads in the area are closed.
The woman, who has lived in the village near the border with Belgium and Luxembourg for about 20 years, had previously refused medical attention, broadcaster France 3 reports.
Source: Krone

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