gurneys

Wheeled patient beds

Gurneys is the plural of gurney, a wheeled stretcher used to transport patients in hospitals and ambulances.

The word is primarily American; British English prefers trolley.

Paramedics rushed the accident victim through the ER on a gurney.

emergency

ambulance

Emergency medical transport

ER · resuscitation · defibrillator · first responders · medevac · crisis · stabilize · emergency room · critical condition · accident

hospital

ward

Protected person; division

patient · operating room · recovery · anesthesia · monitoring · sterile · surgical · consultation · clinic · scrubs

equipment

wheels

Circular rotation devices

adjustable · reclining · lockable · portable · frame · linen · IV pole · side rails · brake · hydraulic

transport

wheel

Rotating circular frame

move · navigate · maneuver · corridor · elevator · loading · ambulance bay · hallway · lift · shift

Categories
Opposites
mobility/transport method

gurneyshospital beds

Medical facility sleeping units

examination tables · operating tables · ICU beds

patient state/context

gurneyswheelchairs

Seated conveyances for mobility-impaired

walkers · crutches · canes

medical context

gurneyscoffins

Boxes for burying bodies

caskets · graves · crypts

Family

gurney

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G