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Backboard and C-Collar
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Backboard and Cervical Collar
What is it?
Backboard: A medical device used for the immobilization and transportation of patients with suspected spinal injuries
Cervical Collar: Device positioned over the throat roughly midway between the chin and collarbones used to immobilize cervical area.
By: Amber, Noah, and Alexus
How to Backboard
- Step 1: Grab an assistant (Min. of 3 people)
- Step 2: Place backboard on the ground next to victim
- Step 3: Position yourself and your assistant around the victim so that one of you are at the head, one at the chest, and another at the knees.
The very first thing...(Steps)
How to Backboard continued..
- Put Neck brace on
- Check Vital signs
Activate EMS
- Step 4: On a certain count the two people on the victims side (by the chest and knees) will roll the victim on their side.
- Step 5: On the count of the person holding the head you will slide the back board under the victim.
- Step 6: Install a cervical collar (C-Collar) and secure it to the victim's neck to keep the head from turning in any direction.
The end!
How to Backboard Continued..
- Step 7: Use straps to secure the victim's head to the headboard snugly between the head pads.
- Step 8: Grab each end of the backboard; always use an even number of people.
- Step 9: Roll the patient to the ambulance and get them to a hospital as quickly as possible.
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