Obesity is an increasing world problem. According to the WHO (World Health Organization), obesity has reached pandemic proportions. Roughly 30% of adults in the USA and 20% within Europe are regarded as fat. Current studies confirm that rising levels of people are becoming fatter.

Severely overweight patients with a BMI larger than 35 kg / m2 provide particular issues for doctors and nurses. Surgery, as one example, can be much more complicated for overweight patients than for those with average body weight.

Numerous medical products are designed and produced for people weighing up to 160 kgs. Wheelchairs, operating tables and beds can be pushed to their boundaries by heavier patients. Particularly before an operation, where it is important to know just how much a patient weighs, so the right dose of anesthetics can be measured.

As luck would have it there are many Seca Scales with a particularly high weight capacity.

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