Paramedic research, 26 August 2026

2 new paramedic and prehospital papers from the 26 August 2026 scan.

Smartwatch fall detection witnesses OHCA

Resuscitation Plus · Case series · Hypothesis-generating

Case report demonstrating that smartwatch fall detection can serve as a digital witness in unwitnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, triggering alerts that enabled timely CPR initiation and resulted in favourable neurological recovery.
Why ambulance workplace violence occurs

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine · Qualitative · Context only

Qualitative study with Swedish ambulance personnel identified three themes driving workplace violence: personnel lack of competence and willingness to adapt, inability to cope with emotional responses to provocation, and limited control in unpredictable situations involving intoxicated or unpredictable patients.