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Paramedic research, 2 September 2026

2 new paramedic and prehospital papers from the 2 September 2026 scan.

• Racial gaps in bystander CPR for opioid OHCA

  Resuscitation · Cohort · Context only

  Retrospective cohort study using NEMSIS data (n=19,612) found Black patients with opioid-associated OHCA had significantly lower odds of receiving bystander CPR than White patients (AOR 0.70, 95% CI 0.63-0.77), with Hispanic patients also less likely (AOR 0.82).

• RhD-positive prehospital blood OK for women

  Prehospital Emergency Care · Systematic review · Supports current practice

  Narrative review synthesising evidence on D-alloimmunization and HDFN risk found modeling studies estimate fetal death due to anti-D-mediated HDFN would occur in fewer than 0.1% of females of childbearing potential exposed to RhD-positive blood products in trauma, supporting prehospital RhD-positive transfusion when RhD-negative unavailable.