Patent ID: 7100226

Claim:
A spinal padding apparatus, comprising: (1) contoured spinal padding having a width less than a minimum distance between sideholds of an associated spinal board, having a length such that the end handholds of the associated spinal board are not covered by the spinal padding; (2) additional padding at the area of the patient's head that would place the patient's neck in an anatomically neutral position, when the patient is placed in the spinal board; (3) the spinal padding and the additional padding being tapered when viewed from above so as to follow the contour of any associated spinal board which may be tapered; (4) the additional padding being connected to the spinal padding either as one piece or as two separate pieces connected together, and wherein the additional padding does not extend into the area where the patient's neck would be in order to maintain the cervical spine in an anatomically neutral position; and (5) an elastic coverslip projecting from the sides of the spinal padding or the head padding, or both, the elastic coverslip wrapping around the associated spinal board to secure the spinal padding to the associated spinal board, and the coverslip having openings to allow for clearance of the handholds along the sides of the associated spinal board.