Etymology

Kendrick Extrication Device

Today it means: A specialized immobilization backboard device used to protect the spinal cord in patients that are found in a confined or seated position such as a car in auto extrications. Full definition →

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The story

Named after its inventor, Richard Kendrick.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.