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back·board (b

bôrd

)

1. A board placed under or behind something to provide firmness or support.

2. A board placed beneath the body of a person with an injury to the neck or back, used especially in transporting the person in such a way as to avoid further injury.

backboard,

a long, flat, rigid piece of wood or other material that is placed under an accident victim with possible spinal injury. It is used to transport the patient to a hospital or as a firm surface for CPR.

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backboard (redirected from Long spine board)

backboard
(redirected from Long spine board)