collar
(kol'ăr 
)
[L. collare, neckband ]
- A band worn around the neck.
- A structure or marking formed like a neckband .
- A device designed to limit movement of the neck.
cervical c.A soft or rigid band of plastic or padded foam that is designed to limit extension, flexion, and lateral movement of the neck. Soft collars usually are reserved for confirmed strains of the neck.
SEE: rigid cervical collar; cervical immobilization device; orthosis; Philadelphia collar for illus.
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extrication c.Rigid cervical collar.
Philadelphia c.A firmly constructed, lightweight collar used to restrict cervical spine movement, e.g. during extrication of injured patients from motor vehicles.
SEE: illus.
rigid cervical c.A firm plastic collar applied to the neck of a patient whose mechanism of injury may lead to a neck injury. It is designed to limit flexion, extension, and lateral movement of the neck. Because no collar eliminates all movement, patients who have not yet had a fracture ruled out by x-ray examination should remain immobilized to a backboard. SYN: extrication collar.
SEE: cervical immobilization device.