Soft collars are being supported more with a growing body of literature.  There is growing support for the change from semi-rigid (hard) collars to soft collars by a number of organizations, especially prehospital, in nations such as Australia.  After our initial primer podcast on this subject, we review some of the finer points to this debate on this podcast.  Details on the pros and cons are mentioned more extensively in the podcast itself so take a listen.