Optionally disposable cervical restraining device

An optionally reuseable cervical spine board device adapted to restrain the head and body of an injured person comprising

• (A) a main body portion, having a central section and a flat, elongated, centrally disposed reinforcement portion of a rectangular configuration, of an elevation equal to that of a main body, mounted on said central section,
• and a head stabilizer superposed on said reinforcement portion;
• (B) a pair of head flanges, one of which extends outwardly on either side of said central section and which flanges are capable of moving from a first position in the same plane as said central section to a second position generally normally upward from said central section,
• (C) a hard neck collar comprising
• a pair of neck collar members one on each side of the central portion, also extending outwardly from said central section and extending further than said head flanges, movable from the same first position through a second position to a third position substantially parallel to each other,
• each neck collar member having a built in outwardly foldable chin tab,
• (D) a pair of body members, one on each side of said central section, said body members including a first L-shaped segment adjacent to said central section and a wing segment capable of moving from a first position in the same axis as the central section upwardly and inwardly toward the other of said wing segments to a spaced relationship second position opposed to the other of said wing members;
• (E) means for securing said head flanges to each other and for securing said neck collar members to each other the former in their second position, the latter in their third position.