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Paramedic research, 8 November 2026
4 new paramedic and prehospital papers from the 8 November 2026 scan.
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Mainstream and sidestream capnography give different ETCO2
A Spanish retrospective analysis of 23 OHCA recordings with concurrent mainstream and sidestream capnography found mainstream systematically recorded higher ETCO2 (bias 3.94 mmHg, limits of agreement -3.21 to 11.09 mmHg), though trends and abrupt rises/drops were consistently co-detected.
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Community first responders trained but rarely dispatched
A cross-sectional survey of 2,704 registered community first responders in two Swedish regions before local system launch found most were CPR-trained and felt prepared (97.3%) but real dispatch experience was low (15.1% ever dispatched, 1.9% performed CPR).
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Mapping chest pain risk tools in ambulance care
A scoping review of 27 articles mapped eight chest-pain risk-stratification tools used or trialled in ambulance settings, finding the HEART score and derivatives most studied but with varying and incomplete validation for ambulance use.
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AI in cardiac arrest: oversight may be symbolic
A conceptual analysis of AI-assisted OHCA resuscitation protocols argues that time pressure, protocol-driven practice and ambiguous authority can turn human-in-the-loop oversight of AI recommendations into symbolic governance rather than real crew control.