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{{Youmay|the generic term|the [[Human/Legends|human]] named [[Gurney (Human)|Gurney]]}}
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'''Gurney''' was the generic term for a mobile platform or other medical conveyance.

==Description==
These devices were used to transport injured beings from the site of their injury to a [[Medcenter/Legends|medical facility]]. A [[repulsorlift stretcher]] was a type of gurney that was equipped with [[Repulsorlift/Legends|repulsorlift]] technology, which was alternately referred to as a '''gravstretcher''', '''antigrav gurney''', or '''hover-gurney'''.{{Fact}} A device with a similar function, the [[medical cocoon]], was enclosed rather than open.

==History==
When [[Valin Horn]] became mentally unbound, healer [[Cilghal]] strapped him to a repulsor gurney and sent him to the neurology ward of the [[Halls of Healing|Jedi Medical Corps Infirmary]].

An advanced [[Medical capsule/Legends|medical capsule]] was used to transport a severely burned [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] from the lava fields of [[Mustafar/Legends|Mustafar]] and later into the [[Emperor Palpatine Surgical Reconstruction Center|EmPal SuRecon]] center. This may or may not be considered a gurney.

==Behind the scenes==
The [[in-universe]] origin of the term "gurney" is not known, but a human male by [[Gurney (Human)|that name]] worked at [[Zelka Forn's medical facility|a medical facility]] on [[Taris/Legends|Taris]] circa [[3956 BBY]]. The real-world term may owe its name to J. Theodore Gurney.<ref>{{Cite_web|url=http://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=gurney|title=http://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=gurney}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]'' {{ID|hover gurney}}
*[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Rule of Two'' audiobook]] {{ID|hover gurney}}
*''[[Jedi Apprentice: The Threat Within]]'' {{ID|gravstretcher}}
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game]]'' {{Nc}}
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]'' {{Nc}}
*{{TCW|Landing at Point Rain}}
*{{TCW|Weapons Factory}}
*{{TCW|Legacy of Terror}}
*{{TCW|Senate Murders}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Bounty Hunters (episode)|Bounty Hunters}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Death Trap}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|R2 Come Home}}
*{{TCW|Corruption (episode)|Corruption}}
*{{TCW|The Academy}} {{Flash}}
*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]''
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague]]'' {{ID|hover-gurney}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Inferno]]''
*[[Riptide (novel)|''Riptide'']]

==Sources==
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WP|Stretcher}}

[[Category:Medical technology]]