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spine board

Noun

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.
- 1974 April 15, Paula Estep, "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e49DAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ia4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=939,1063760&dq=spineboard&hl=en Youth critically hurt in 150-feet fall here]," Williamson Daily News (USA), p. 2 (retrieved 3 Aug. 2011):
  According to Renn, Murphy, who was semi-conscious at the time, was strapped to the spine board.
- 1980 July 28, "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iwYgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lGQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2562,4630474&dq=spineboard&hl=en Passenger Hospitalized after Car Leaves Road‎]," Lewiston Daily Sun (USA), p. 18 (retrieved 3 Aug. 2011):
  A cervical collar was applied and she was placed on a spine board for removal from the vehicle.
- 1993 May 22, Rich Cimini, "[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/103075800.html?dids=103075800:103075800&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+22%2C Facing His Past: Byrd reflects after visiting collision site‎]," Newsday (USA), p. 103 (retrieved 3 Aug. 2011):
  He was carried from the field in a spineboard, asking, "Am I going to be paralyzed?"
- 2010 Nov. 9, "Worker hospitalised after 22,000-volt jolt ↗," ABC News (Australia) (retrieved 3 Aug. 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.
Synonyms: backboard, longboard, long spine board, spinal board

Translations

Spanish: tablero, tablero imobilizario

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