Fat Fred is model lifesaver

First aiders are getting new “fat” dummies to train with — as Britain’s obesity crisis worsens.



The 46in-waist model — called Fat Fred — is being sold to the NHS, emergency services and first aid groups to teach how to resuscitate tubbies.

First aid tutor Steve Perry, of Whitwick, Leics, said Fred would help save lives as he was more realistic than the traditional dummy — 33in-waisted Slim Jim.

The £195 model is made by US firm Nasco. A spokesman said: “There are lots of differences between resuscitating an obese person and someone who is slim.”

In Britain, 22 per cent of adults are obese.