1. C-spine - Noun
2. C-spine - Verb
(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!