spine board
See also: spineboard and spine-board
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]spine board (plural spine boards)
- (emergency medicine) A rigid carrying surface for an injured person, designed to prevent the movement of the spine during transportation in order to prevent further damage to it.
- Synonyms: backboard, longboard, long spine board, spinal board
- 1974 April 15, Paula Estep, “Youth critically hurt in 150-feet fall here”, in Williamson Daily News, USA, retrieved 3 Aug. 2011, page 2:
- According to Renn, Murphy, who was semi-conscious at the time, was strapped to the spine board.
- 1980 July 28, “Passenger Hospitalized after Car Leaves Road”, in Lewiston Daily Sun, USA, retrieved 3 Aug. 2011, page 18:
- A cervical collar was applied and she was placed on a spine board for removal from the vehicle.
- 1993 May 22, Rich Cimini, “Facing His Past: Byrd reflects after visiting collision site”, in Newsday, USA, retrieved 3 Aug. 2011, page 103:
- He was carried from the field in a spineboard, asking, "Am I going to be paralyzed?"
- 2010 November 9, “Worker hospitalised after 22,000-volt jolt”, in ABC News, Australia, retrieved 3 August 2011:
- Paramedics then climbed up, slathered a soothing gel on his burns, gave him pain medication, a neck brace and slid him on a spine board.
Translations
[edit]rigid carrying surface
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