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spine board en · NOUN

Meanings

1. 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.
   • A cervical collar was applied and she was placed on a spine board for removal from the vehicle. 1980 July 28, “Passenger Hospitalized after Car Leaves Road”, in Lewiston Daily Sun, USA, retrieved 03 Aug 2011, page 18:
   • 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. 2010 November 9, “Worker hospitalised after 22,000-volt jolt”, in ABC News, Australia, retrieved 03 Aug 2011:
   • He was carried from the field in a spineboard, asking, "Am I going to be paralyzed?" 1993 May 22, Rich Cimini, “Facing His Past: Byrd reflects after visiting collision site”, in Newsday, USA, retrieved 03 Aug 2011, page 103:
   • According to Renn, Murphy, who was semi-conscious at the time, was strapped to the spine board. 1974 April 15, Paula Estep, “Youth critically hurt in 150-feet fall here”, in Williamson Daily News, USA, retrieved 03 Aug 2011, page 2:

Forms

Synonyms

longboard · long spine board · backboard · spinal board

Translations (8)

es tablero imobilizario (rigid carrying surface) · ga droimchlár (rigid carrying surface) · tr omurga tahtası (rigid carrying surface) · cmn 脊椎固定板 (rigid carrying surface) · es tablero (rigid carrying surface) · fi rankalauta (rigid carrying surface) · ga clár droma (rigid carrying surface) · pl deska ortopedyczna (rigid carrying surface)