spine board (English)

Long spine board

Alternative forms

  • spineboard, spine-board

    • Noun

    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, " 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, " 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, " 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

    rigid carrying surface

  • Chinese:
  • :

    Mandarin

  • Finska - rankalauta
  • Spanska - tablero
    • , tablero imobilizario

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