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Spinal board

A spinal board, long spine board, or backboard is a patient handling device used primarily in pre-hospital trauma care. It is designed to provide rigid support during movement of a person with suspected spinal or limb injuries. They are most commonly used by ambulance staff, as well as lifeguards and ski patrollers. Historically, backboards were also…

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Remove people from a vehicle
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Other names
long spine board (LSB) · long back board · spineboard · backboard

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Spinal board

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples11
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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Spinal board

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Other names · 4
Spinal board → backboard, long back board, long spine board (LSB), spineboard
related to Medical uses · 4
Spinal board → Additionally, Despite, For, The
has effect · 3
Spinal board → Common, For, It

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spinal board spine used long backboards people person patient device designed due effects backboard boards time longer motion restriction trauma

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Spinal boardOther nameslong spine board (LSB)1.00infobox
Spinal boardOther nameslong back board1.00infobox
Spinal boardOther namesspineboard1.00infobox
Spinal boardOther namesbackboard1.00infobox
Spinal boardhas effectCommon0.60section
Spinal boardhas effectFor0.60section
Spinal boardhas effectIt0.60section
Spinal boardrelated to Medical usesThe0.60section
Spinal boardrelated to Medical usesFor0.60section
Spinal boardrelated to Medical usesDespite0.60section
Spinal boardrelated to Medical usesAdditionally0.60section

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