Gurney

[dunrudin]

I'm sure I saw a thread on this a long time ago, but can't find it. Can anyone help me find a high pressure water gurney to blast the mould off my concrete? Thanks in antici................................pation.

[dunrudin]

Sorry...to rent for the day.

[Sparkles]

Not a great response so I will tell you there is someone advertising called "Power wash" sounds what you are looking for but they do the job. If I put the number here I suppose I will be in trouble but you can PM me. I have no connection with them but thinking of getting them out to our place soon.

[hanuman1]

I thought a gurney is what the US government kills people on. This must be a definition I haven't come across yet. Thanks for enlightening me.

[GeorgeO]

I thought a gurney is what the US government kills people on. This must be a definition I haven't come across yet. Thanks for enlightening me.

The only definition of gurney I have ever come across is a wheeled stretcher, a "hospital trolley" to us Brits.

Edited October 28, 2010 by GeorgeO

[gotlost]

I thought a gurney is what the US government kills people on. This must be a definition I haven't come across yet. Thanks for enlightening me.

Nothing could enlighten you.

[hanuman1]

I thought a gurney is what the US government kills people on. This must be a definition I haven't come across yet. Thanks for enlightening me.

The only definition of gurney I have ever come across is a wheeled stretcher, a "hospital trolley" to us Brits.

Okay *lol*, so it's a US English term. Being British, I haven't heard it used in the UK, and have only ever heard it mentioned in the context of executions. Maybe my fault for not watching enough ER/Scrubbs & whatever else.

Edited October 29, 2010 by hanuman1

[hanuman1]

I thought a gurney is what the US government kills people on. This must be a definition I haven't come across yet. Thanks for enlightening me.

Nothing could enlighten you.

[dunrudin]

Thanks Sparkles. To the rest; I hope you enjoyed your linguistic titillation. Although I can't find it in the Australian Oxford or on Google, I have to assume that it is a rare FNQ dialect.

[gotlost]

Gurney.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the medical equipment. For individuals with the surname Gurney, see. Gurney (surname).. For the character from the novel Dune, see. Gurney Halleck..This article. may require. cleanup. to meet Wikipedia's. quality standards.. Please. improve this article. if you can. The. talk page. may contain suggestions. (October 2010).This article. does not. cite. any. references or sources..

Please help. improve this article. by adding citations to. reliable sources.. Unsourced material may be. challenged. and. removed.. (October 2010). <A class=internal title=Enlarge. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MS1_on_stretcher.jpg' class='thumbimage' alt='""' />Medical personnel using a stretcher-type gurney.Look up. <A class=extiw title="wiktionary: Special: Search / gurney." href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search/gurney">gurney. in. <A title=Wiktionary. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiktionary">Wiktionary., The free dictionary.A. gurney., Known as a. trolley. in British medical context, is the US term for a type of. <A title=Stretcher. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretcher">stretcher. used in modern. <A title=Hospital. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital">hospitals. and. <A title=Ambulance. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance">ambulances. in developed areas. A hospital gurney is a kind of narrow. <A title=Bed. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed">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. <A class=mw-redirect title="Emergency room." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_room">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 (especially important for those in respiratory distress) or lowered flat in order to perform. <A class=mw-redirect title=CPR. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPR">CPR., Or for patients with suspected spinal injury who must be transported on a. <A class=new title="Long spine board. (Page does not exist)." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_spine_board.&action=edit&redlink=1">long spine board. The feet can be raised to what is called the. <A class=mw-redirect title="Trendelenberg position." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trendelenberg_position">trendelenberg position., Indicated for patients in. <A title="Shock (circulatory)." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_(circulatory)">shock..

A fairly recent innovation is the addition of battery-powered hydraulics to raise and collapse the legs automatically. This eases the workload on. <A title=EMS. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMS">EMS. personnel, who are statistically at high risk of back injury from repetitive raising and lowering of patients.

Special "bariatric gurneys" are used for obese patients. These are both wider and have a higher weight capacity compared to standard equipment.

The name. gurney. comes from its similarity to a horse-drawn cab patented in the US in 1883 by. <A class=new title="J. Theodore Gurney (page does not exist)." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._Theodore_Gurney&action=edit&redlink=1">J. Theodore Gurney.. Advanced models of collapsible gurneys have a lower frame that can fold up on contact with the rear deck of the ambulance, and have a securing device that mates with a counterpart inside the ambulance to keep it from moving during transport. Shelves, hooks and poles for. <A title="Medical equipment." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_equipment">medical equipment. and. <A class=mw-redirect title=Intravenous. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous">intravenous. medication are also frequently included.

Gurneys in hospitals come in two types:.

1. Non-power assisted: Totally manually powered.
2. Power assisted: Uses a small motor to help amplify the push energy. Usually used in. <A title=Bariatrics. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariatrics">bariatrics. departments with heavy patients.

A gurney has some resemblance to a. <A title=Wheelbench. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbench">wheelbench.. The difference is that the gurney is primarily made to move patients around in a hospital. A wheelbench is usually more comfortable for long distances or outdoors, than a gurney.