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Paramedic research, 27 September 2026

2 new paramedic and prehospital papers from the 27 September 2026 scan.

• Paediatric in-hospital arrest trends in Japan

  Resuscitation · Cohort · Context only

  Nationwide Japanese administrative data (2011–2022, 7.1M paediatric admissions) testing whether paediatric in-hospital arrest incidence and outcomes are changing — incidence fell from 1.03 to 0.86 per 1000 admissions while survival to discharge rose from 25.8% to 29.6%, with adrenaline given in 71% and intubation in 62% of arrests.

• Greek national school CPR championship

  Resuscitation Plus · Cross-sectional · Context only

  Description and evaluation of Greece's first national school CPR championship (Kids Save Lives) — 196 schools and 432 students competed with QCPR-measured BLS skills, scoring 95.7–96.3% on average (88.2% in special-needs schools), and 99% of the 197 surveyed participants endorsed it as effective training worth repeating.