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C-spine
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English
Etymology
From en cervical + en spine.
Pronunciation
en En-us-ncalif-cspine.ogg Northern California
Noun
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en countable emergency medicine A neckbrace.
en When placing a C-spine on you must measure the person's neck precisely.
en emergency medicine The position in which a trauma patient's cervical spine is immobilized to prevent possible or further spinal injury.
en Always maintain C-spine if there is even a chance that someone has hit their head or fallen.
en cervical spinal immobilization.
Verb
To immobilize a person's neck and head.
en His neck is broken you must C-spine him now!
Translations
immobilization of the spine
Spanish: es inmovilización de la columna cervical f, es precauciones espinales f
Anagrams
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