Designation:F1556−94(Reapproved2015)StandardGuideforSpinalImmobilizationandExtrication(SPINE)DeviceCharacteristics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1556;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONTheobjectiveofthisguideistobegintoaddresstherecognizedneedtosupportandimmobilizethecomponentsofthespineorspinalcord.Althoughthisguidedoesnotquantitativelyaddressperformancestandardsforthisdevice,itdoesaddressthecharacteristicsofthedevice(s)usedtoprovidesupportandimmobilizationofthecomponentsofthecentralnervoussystemforthepatientsuspectedofreceivingtraumatothatbodysystem.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversminimumstandardsfordevices,designatedhereasspinalimmobilizationandextricationde-vice(s)(SPINED),commonlyreferredtoasshortspineboard.TheSPINEDisdesignedtobeusedastheplatformforimmobilizationandextricationofapatientwithpotentialspineorspinalcordinjurybyemergencymedicalservicepersonnel.1.2Thisguidedoesnotidentifyspecificdegreesoflimita-tionofmotionachievedbyplacementofaSPINEDonapatient.Definitiverequirementsforimmobilizationofthespine,and,inparticular,thedegreeoflimitationassociatedwiththeuseofaSPINED,havenotbeenestablishedinthemedicalliterature.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1177TerminologyRelatingtoEmergencyMedicalSer-vices2.2CentersforDiseaseControlStandard:GuidelinesforPreventionofTransmissionofHIVandHBVtoHealthcareandPublicSafetyWorkers32.3OSHAStandard:29CFR1910.1030OccupationalExposuretoBloodbornePathogens;FinalRule43.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1retentionsystem—aretentionsystemisanadjuncttoora...
