ASTM F 1556 Standard Guide for Spinal Immobilization and Extrication (SPINE) Device Characteristics

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ASTM F 1556 Document Information:

Title
Standard Guide for Spinal Immobilization and Extrication (SPINE) Device Characteristics

ASTM International

Publication Date:
Oct 15, 1994

Scope:

This guide covers minimum standards for devices, designated here as spinal immobilization and extrication device( s) (SPINED), commonly referred to as short spine board. The SPINED is designed to be used as the platform for immobilization and extrication of a patient with potential spine or spinal cord injury by emergency medical service personnel.

This guide does not identify specific degrees of limitation of motion achieved by placement of a SPINED on a patient. Definitive requirements for immobilization of the spine, and, in particular, the degree of limitation associated with the use of a SPINED, have not been established in the medical literature.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Keywords:

extrication device

short spine board

spinal immobilization

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