Spline and splinting board combination

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention discloses a spline and splinting board combination which employs an upper board secured to a lower board at adjustable positions to vary the distance from the top of the upper board to the bottom of the lower board.
The distance from the top of the upper board to the bottom of the lower board defines an overall length of support provided by the board.
The upper board may be utilized by itself when a small child or infant is to be supported on the board.
Belts secure the patient to the boards and the upper board has two distinct belt-receiving slots to accommodate differing heights in small children or infants.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the upper board includes a belt receiving slot near its vertically lowermost portion that receives a belt when a small child is to be supported on the board and has additional belt slots received vertically upwardly from this lowermost slot to provide belt slots for an infant to be supported on the board.
The upper board also has thumb screw apertures that receive thumb screws.
Both the thumb screw apertures and the thumb screws pass through elongate adjustment slots on the lower board.
The thumb screw apertures slide within the adjustment slots to guide the upper board on the lower board.
The thumb screws are tightened through the adjustment slots on the lower board into the thumb screw apertures to secure the lower board at any of a plurality of positions with respect to the upper board.
In a most preferred embodiment of the present invention, inflatable cervical and lumbar supports are placed upon the boards to provide support to the patient during transport.
These inflatable supports are preferably inflated by an air bulb and have an air release valve adjacent to the bulb.
These and other objects and features of the present invention will be best understood from the following specification and drawings of which the following is a brief description.