backboard

backboard definition - medical

back·board (băkˈbôrdˌ)

noun
  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.

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