Bloaters could be scanned at the zoo

**Dedworth** · 2nd November 2012

Obese patients could have to be scanned at zoos because hospitals lack 'supersize' equipment, surgeons warn

Half of all hospitals are inadequately prepared to cope with obese patients
Veterinary scanners might have to be used as a stop gap measure
Number of patients undergoing weightloss surgery has increased fivefold since 2007

**Arthur Little** · 2nd November 2012

Hmm

... WHAT on earth's all this mumbo-"jumbo"?

And WHY at the zoo?

Could it be for the sake of ensuring such grossly-overweight people aren't mistakenly

with the elephants??

**andy222** · 2nd November 2012

Originally Posted by Arthur Little

Hmm

... WHAT on earth's all this mumbo-"jumbo"?

And WHY at the zoo?

Could it be for the sake of ensuring such grossly-overweight people aren't mistakenly

with the elephants??

It might be LARGELY to do with cutbacks in the NHS Arthur.

**Dedworth** · 2nd November 2012

They could LUMP a lot of LARDYS together and get a BULK discount from the Zoo

**Arthur Little** · 2nd November 2012

Originally Posted by andy222

It might be LARGELY to do with cutbacks in the NHS Arthur.

Originally Posted by Dedworth

They could LUMP a lot of LARDYS together and get a BULK discount from the Zoo

Yay~hey

... I really like your [appropriate] use of the puns, guys!!

**Dedworth** · 2nd November 2012

You're the undisputed master Arthur

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