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C-spine

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1. C-spine - Noun

2. C-spine - Verb

Meaning

(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.

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!

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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