C-spine

From cervical + spine.

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C-spine (countable and uncountable, plural C-spines)

1. (countable, emergency medicine) A neckbrace.

   When placing a C-spine on you must measure the person's neck precisely.

2. (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.

3. 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)

1. To immobilize a person's neck and head.

   His neck is broken you must C-spine him now!

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