MDiana's got it right....of course we're flexible enough to bend jobs around for the exact situation at hand. As for the EMS crew that asked the person to wriggle onto the board.....bad crew. I can't stand that..... Ticks me off. Anyway....

Aside from anyone's 'training' and experience....it is kind of like the saying.....If it seems too good to be true....it probably is. If your common sense is telling you not to move someone....DON"T. A lot of this job is common sense....

There are those situations though that leave you thinking...like the 30 MPH MVA with the shattered vertebrae. I travsferred a person who was involved in an MVA and there was absolutely NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OF ANY KIND TO THE CAR! Nothing. Not even a scratch on the paint. NOTHING. But her neck hurt and she was brought to the hospital....It took a CT scan to see the broken neck! Floored everyone. Doctor's included.

Goes to show that you NEVER know.