C-spine
English
Etymology
From cervical + spine.
Pronunciation
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Noun
C-spine (countable and uncountable, plural C-spines)
- (countable, emergency medicine) A neckbrace.
- When placing a C-spine on you must measure the person's neck precisely.
- (emergency medicine) The position in which a trauma patient's cervical spine is immobilized to prevent possible or further spinal injury.
- Always maintain C-spine if there is even a chance that someone has hit their head or fallen.
- Abbreviation of cervical spinal immobilization.
Verb
C-spine (third-person singular simple present C-spines, present participle C-spining, simple past and past participle C-spined)
- To immobilize a person's neck and head.
- His neck is broken you must C-spine him now!
Anagrams
- spicen