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Did the light novels (or manga) ever explain how the medical personnel were
able to get the trapped gamers from their homes to the hospital without the
NerveGear frying the gamers? From the anime's description, it should have been
impossible, since the NerveGear would've killed anyone was physically
disconnected from the game.


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How were the gamers transported to the hospitals in Sword Art Online?


the NerveGear has a Battery

> It also has a battery and internal memory to store data from the games. 30%
> of the NerveGear's weight is from its internal battery.

Source: [NerveGear >
Appearance](https://swordartonline.fandom.com/wiki/NerveGear#Appearance)

according to the citation this was revealed in Volume 1 Chapter 3 of the Light
Novel

Kirito also points this out in the first episode when Kayaba is addressing the
players in the Town of Beginnings about the start of the Death Game

> When Klein voiced his doubts on the situation, Kirito confirmed that the
> NerveGear's signals essentially functioned like microwaves, thus it was
> indeed plausible for them to cause lethal brain damage if the safeties were
> disabled. Kirito also explained the helmet had an internal battery, which
> rendered Klein's proposal to disconnect it from its power source
> meaningless.

Source: [Sword Art Online Episode 01 > Plot (7th
Paragraph)](https://swordartonline.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_Episode_01#Plot)

> **Klein** : What's that guy talking about he's gotta be nuts. Right Kirito?  
>  **Kirito** : He's right that the transmitter's signals work just like
> microwaves. If the safety were disabled it could fry a brain.  
>  **Klein** : Then, if we cut the power…  
>  **Kirito** : No, the NerveGear has an internal battery.  
>

Source: [Sword Art Online Episode 1
Animebreakdown.com](https://animebreakdown4u.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/sword-
art-online-episode-1-animebreakdown-com/)

and as Kayaba mentions there had already been deaths due to people trying to
remove the NerveGear despite his warnings. so either medical professional
found out about the battery or Kayaba had told them for the sake of making
sure the players didn't just start dying off


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