Definitions for gurney
ˈgɜr nigur·ney

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gurneynoun

   a metal stretcher with wheels

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. gurneynoun

   A stretcher having wheeled legs.

2. Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Gurney cab, a type of horse-drawn cab on wheels named after Theodore Gurney, the US inventor credited with creating and patenting it in about 1883.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gurney

   A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often equipped with variable height frames, wheels, tracks, or skids. Stretchers are primarily used in acute out-of-hospital care situations by emergency medical services (EMS), military, and search and rescue personnel. In medical forensics the right arm of a corpse is left hanging off the stretcher to let paramedics know it is not a wounded patient. They are also used to hold prisoners during lethal injections in the United States.

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1. gurney

   A gurney is a wheeled stretcher used for transporting hospital patients from one location to another, such as from an ambulance to an emergency room or from a patient's room to a surgery suite. It generally has adjustable height and often includes features such as side rails, an IV pole, and an area to store medical equipment.

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1. Gurney

   A gurney, known as a trolley outside North America, is the U.S. term for a type of stretcher used in modern hospitals and ambulances in developed areas. A hospital gurney is a kind of narrow bed on a wheeled frame which may be adjustable in height. For ambulances, a collapsible gurney is a type of stretcher on a variable-height wheeled frame. Normally, an integral lug on the gurney locks into a sprung latch within the ambulance in order to prevent movement during transport. It is usually covered with a disposable sheet and cleaned after each patient in order to prevent the spread of infection. Its key value is to facilitate moving the patient and sheet onto a fixed bed or table on arrival at the emergency room. Both types may have straps to secure the patient. Standard gurneys have several adjustments. The bed can be raised or lowered to facilitate patient transfer. The head of the gurney can be raised so that the patient is in a sitting position or lowered flat in order to perform CPR, or for patients with suspected spinal injury who must be transported on a long spine board. The feet can be raised to what is called the Trendelenburg position, indicated for patients in shock.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GURNEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gurney is ranked #7336 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gurney surname appeared 4,547 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Gurney.
   
   94.3% or 4,290 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 92 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 64 total occurrences were Black.
   1.2% or 58 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 34 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Stretcher

How to pronounce gurney?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gurney in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gurney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of gurney in a Sentence

1. Taylor Coughlin:

   He did get back up. He stood up with help and sat on a gurney. he was an amazing student and an amazing athlete.

2. Phil Kelly:

   Nothing has changed from last week’s detailed 10-page opinion from the court which in granting a preliminary injunction against ITV found as to each and every claim alleged by ITV that the Gurneys are likely to prevail, including the court’s findings that they were terminated without good cause and that they remain the controlling managers of Gurney Productions.

3. Randy Steidl:

   When Judge McCuskey granted me a new trial, I was still holding my breath. 'Cause I'd watched guys on death row get a new trial and have the attorney general appeal it and have it taken away. And within 60 days, they're strapped to a gurney being executed.

4. Scott Harris:

   They're being cared for in an emergency department or a ward bed that's been converted to an ICU room or on a gurney in the hallway.

5. Jeffrey Sather:

   Being at capacity is a reality not just here in Minot but across the state, the general population doesnt realize the struggles that health systems are going through unless you or your family is one of those patients getting transferred across the state... or laying on an ER gurney rather than a hospital bed for 24 hours or more.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gurney
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gurney
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gurney
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html