"Kendrick Extrication Device" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Kendrick Extrication Devices [plural]
Etymology: Named after its inventor, Richard Kendrick. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Kendrick Extrication Device}} Kendrick Extrication Device (plural Kendrick Extrication Devices)
  1. A specialized immobilization backboard device used to protect the spinal cord in patients that are found in a confined or seated position such as a car in auto extrications. Categories (topical): Emergency medicine Synonyms: KED, KED board

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          "text": "1997, Ian Greaves, T. J. Hodgetts, Keith Porter, Emergency care: a textbook for paramedics\nThe extrication devices (such as the Russel Extrication Device, REDTM, or the Kendrick Extrication Device, KEDTM) are short, moulded, rigid boards which are placed along the spine and strapped to the patient."
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          "text": "2009, United States Army, Casey Bond, 68w Advanced Field Craft: Combat Medic Skills\nSpine Boards and the Kendrick Extrication Device (KED) Spine boards and the KED aid in rescuing and immobilizing casualties with known or suspected spinal fractures."
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