title: The Long Backboard vs the Vacuum Mattress.
authors.affiliation: 1 Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.affiliation: 2 Hamilton Paramedic Service, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.affiliation: 3 Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orkin
authors.affiliation: 4 Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: VanderBurgh
authors.affiliation: 5 Wilderness Medical Associates International, Portland, Maine USA.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D013124:Spinal Injuries; D013165:Splints / Q000592:standards*