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Paramedic research, 21 October 2026
4 new paramedic and prehospital papers from the 21 October 2026 scan.
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Feedback device lifts paediatric ventilation quality
Randomised crossover simulation study with 123 EMS clinicians testing a ventilation feedback device on a paediatric manikin — guideline-adherent tidal volumes jumped from 16.2% to 87% of breaths with feedback, and rate adherence from 65% to 88.6%.
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TBI in first responders needs occupational pathways
Introduction to a themed issue on TBI in first responders, finding a substantial but underrecognised burden with no consistent pathways for recognition, rehabilitation or return to duty, and presenting a 28-recommendation multidisciplinary consensus statement.
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Joint training linked to higher behavioural emergency confidence
City-wide single-group pre-post evaluation of a 4-hour interprofessional behavioural-emergency course in Taiwan: self-efficacy rose from 3.16 to 3.54 (dz 0.76) and cognition rose in the 395 paired attendees, but stigma scores did not improve; the authors note these are pre-post associations, not causal evidence.
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What makes a HEMS nurse: Spanish views
A qualitative Spanish study of 17 HEMS professionals found flight nursing was seen as a highly specialised profile requiring critical-care experience, advanced technical skills, aviation safety training and structured in-person education — with no formalised national training pathway.