Sentence examples for rigid collar from inspiring English sources
Patients lay supine with their heads flat on a rigid board and had a rigid collar around their necks.
Spine precautions included rigid board placement under the shoulders and occiput and a rigid collar placement round the neck.
Like F-BAR proteins, Bzz1 may self-assemble to form a rigid collar at the base of the invagination, providing resistance to actin-assembly forces, while Rvs proteins coat the tubule to help shape the vesicle.
8 11 A proof-of-concept study undertaken by the authors demonstrated that up to four times more cervical spine movement occurs when traditional EMS rescue equipment (rigid collar, long spinal board (LSB) and short extrication jacket (SEJ)) is used in comparison to haemodynamically stable patients self-extricating under paramedic instructions.
4 5 Additionally, immobilisation of alert and stable patients with rigid collars and backboards, often for hours while awaiting imaging, contributes to overcrowding in emergency departments and unnecessary discomfort for the patient.
Patients are instructed to wear a semi-rigid collar or a soft collar for at least 8 weeks after surgery except for patients with cerebral palsy.
For patients with cerebral palsy, we apply a Halo-vest for at least 8 weeks followed by additional use of a semi-rigid collar for an additional 4 weeks.
By her side is Ms. Keaton, positively puritanical in a rigid white collar, fitted jacket, trousers, wire-rimmed glasses and beret.
To determine the efficacy of the Airtraq versus the McCoy laryngoscope as intubation devices with the neck stabilized by a rigid cervical collar.
With oxen and similar animals a yoke that rests on the back of the animal is used to attach the harness, while with horses and other equines a rigid, padded collar is used.
