IRB

Abbreviation for institutional review board.

IRB

Abbreviation for Institutional Review Board.

board

(bord) [Old English bord, board, table] 1. A long, flat piece of a substance such as wood or firm plastic.2. A governing or oversight committee, such as one that directs the affairs of a hospital, clinic, company, or other organization.

American Board of Internal Medicine

See: American Board of Internal Medicine

arm board

1. A board placed under and attached to the arm for stabilization during intravenous administration. 2. A device attached to the sides of a wheelchair to permit support or positioning of the arm, esp. for persons with upper-extremity paralysis.

back board

A stiff board on which an individual with a known or suspected spinal or pelvic injury is secured so that the patient's neuraxis is splinted in-line during transport. The device should be used with a head immobilization device and a cervical collar.

balance board

Rocker board.

bed board

A firm board placed beneath a mattress to keep it from sagging. It is used to treat some persons with back difficulties. It is also used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to improve the effectiveness of chest compressions.

communication board

Any device with letters, pictures, or words that lets patients with impaired physical and verbal ability express themselves.

foot board

A flat piece of material placed at the foot end of a patient's bed. It is angled slightly away from the patient and extends up above the mattress. When used properly it helps to prevent footdrop. The patient should be positioned in bed so that when the legs are fully extended the soles of the feet just touch the padded board.

board of health

A public body, appointed or elected, concerned with administering the laws pert. to the health of the public.

institutional review board

Abbreviation: IRB
A medical oversight committee that governs or regulates medical investigations involving human subjects. The purpose of the board is to protect the rights and health of participants in clinical trials. See: informed consent

lap board

A tray or platform that is placed over the lap. When such a device is designed to be attached to a wheelchair in order to support the hands and arms or to permit manual activities, it is known as a wheelchair lap board.

long back board

A flat or slightly concave board approx. 6 ft long and 2 ft wide, often made of laminated wood or plastic, that is used to immobilize a patient with a mechanism for a potential neck or back injury. This device is used together with a cervical/head immobilization device or blanket roll and a rigid extrication collar.

message board

An Internet-based forum for posts and discussions about, e.g., a specific disease or condition.

National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, Inc.

See: National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, Inc.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

See: National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

National Board for Respiratory Care

See: National Board for Respiratory Care

rocker board

A board with rockers or a partial sphere on the undersurface so that a rocking motion occurs when a person stands on it. It is commonly used in therapy with children having central nervous system deficits to facilitate the development of appropriate equilibrium-related postural reflexes. It is also used in patients/clients of all ages to stimulate lower extremity and trunk proprioception and kinesthetic sense. Synonym: balance board; wobble board

short back board

A flat board, approx. 3 ft long and 2 ft wide, often made of laminated wood or plastic that is used to immobilize a seated patient with a mechanism for a potential neck or back injury. This device is used together with a cervical/head immobilization device or blanket roll and a rigid extrication collar. The short backboard is used to remove a stable injured patient from a vehicle onto a long backboard. Most ambulance services have moved to a more modern vest-style device such as a Kendrich extrication device (KED).

slider board

A flat slab of metal, plastic, or wood used to transfer a patient horizontally from one surface to another, e.g., from a gurney to a hospital bed. Slider boards or patient transfer boards are used to prevent musculoskeletal injuries sustained while mobilizing patients.

sliding board

Transfer board.

spine board

, spineboardBack board.

TRANSFER BOARD: Use of a transfer board to move from bed to chair.

transfer board

A device used to bridge the space between a wheelchair and a bed, toilet, or car seat; used to facilitate independent or assisted transfer of the patient from one of these sites to another. Synonym: sliding board See: illustration

wobble board

Rocker board.

institutional review board

IRB

Acronym	Definition
IRB➣Internal Revenue Bulletin (Internal Revenue Service)
IRB➣International Rugby Board
IRB➣Institutional Review Board
IRB➣Immigration and Refugee Board (Canadian immigration)
IRB➣Internal Ratings Based (banking; risk management)
IRB➣Institute for Research in Biomedicine
IRB➣Institut Rudjer Boskovic (Croatian research institute)
IRB➣Internal Review Board
IRB➣Industrial Revenue Bond
IRB➣Integrated Routing and Bridging
IRB➣Institut de Recherché en Biotechnologie (French)
IRB➣Interrupt Response Block
IRB➣Interrupt Redirection Bitmap
IRB➣International Review Board
IRB➣Internet Routing and Bridging
IRB➣Inter Repeater Backplane
IRB➣Internal Ratings Based
IRB➣Iron Reducing Bacteria
IRB➣Irish Republican Brotherhood
IRB➣Indian Rocks Beach (Florida)
IRB➣Independent Review Board
IRB➣Investment Review Board
IRB➣Industrial Robot
IRB➣Interactive Ruby Shell (programming)
IRB➣Iron-Related Bacteria
IRB➣Information Reader Box (Department of Health; UK)
IRB➣Industrial and Regional Benefits (Canada)
IRB➣Inshore Rescue Boat
IRB➣Industrial Regional Benefits
IRB➣Individual Record(s) Brief
IRB➣Information Resources Board (US FEMA)
IRB➣Improved Ribbon Bridge
IRB➣Intel Research Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
IRB➣Industrial Relations Board
IRB➣International Register on Biosafety
IRB➣Infrared Brazing
IRB➣Indian Reserved Battalion
IRB➣Independent Research Board
IRB➣Income Replacement Benefit (Ontario Accident Benefits Schedule)
IRB➣I Are Back
IRB➣Internal Review Budget
IRB➣Incident Report Book (police)
IRB➣Interruption Request Block
IRB➣Internet Renaissance Band
IRB➣Industrial Relations Bulletin
IRB➣Infrastructure Review Board
IRB➣Initial Review Board
IRB➣Inspection Review Board
IRB➣Inflatible Rescue Boat
IRB➣Inspection Requirements Branch (US Navy)
IRB➣Iron Rotating Band
IRB➣Inner Radiation Belt
IRB➣Institutional Review Branch (various organizations)
IRB➣Industrial Readjustment Branch
IRB➣Interest Buy-Down
IRB➣Instrumentation/Relay Board
IRB➣Inducto-Ratio Bridge
IRB➣Improved Rotor Blade
IRB➣Impulse Resistance Bridge
IRB➣Irregular Route Motor Carriers Bureau
IRB➣Intelligence Review Board
IRB➣Internationally Recognized Border
IRB➣Irregular Billing

IRB

IRB

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board

American Board of Internal Medicine

arm board

back board

balance board

bed board

communication board

foot board

board of health

institutional review board

lap board

long back board

message board

National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, Inc.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

National Board for Respiratory Care

rocker board

short back board

slider board

sliding board

spine board

transfer board

wobble board

institutional review board

IRB

IRB

Industrial Revenue Bond

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