Here in Ohio though, chances are that we would have asked them (nicely of course!) to lay down on that very comfortable looking backboard... (at least in my experience). But yeah, a case like that where the patients are seemingly not injured should be cleared without the use of a C-Spine, but the recommendation (in my protocols) is that just because they are walking doesn't mean that they are injured, and if we DON'T immobilize them and something happens- then you can kiss your license and probably the whole EMT dept. goodbye (to a tune of multi-million $$ lawsuit!). And short of revamping the whole system here in the states, I don't see a solution... Eug