"spine board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spine boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spine board (plural spine boards)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: Long spine board Categories (topical): Emergency medicine Synonyms: backboard, longboard, long spine board, spinal board, spineboard, spine-board Translations (rigid carrying surface): 脊椎固定板 (Chinese Mandarin), rankalauta (Finnish), droimchlár [masculine] (Irish), clár droma [masculine] (Irish), deska ortopedyczna [feminine] (Polish), tablero [masculine] (Spanish), tablero imobilizario [masculine] (Spanish), omurga tahtası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-spine_board-en-noun-plGznLtG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences

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