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Paramedic research, 11 November 2026
7 new paramedic and prehospital papers from the 11 November 2026 scan.
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Sydney COAST registry: trauma shock first year
An Australian prospective multicentre registry enrolled 257 adults with prehospital trauma shock over 12 months in Sydney, finding hypotension drove 90% of shock definitions, 53% received prehospital blood, and mortality was 4.7% at 4 hours and 21% at 30 days.
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Roadside capillary troponin for chest pain
A French prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study (VALIDATE) tested prehospital capillary high-sensitivity troponin I on a point-of-care device against NSTEMI at hospital discharge in adults with acute chest pain, with treating clinicians blinded to results.
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UK bystander CPR up, AED use flat
A UK literature review of eight articles found bystander CPR rates increasing in England and Scotland while AED use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has shown little improvement, with demographics and socioeconomic factors shaping prehospital intervention rates.
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AR-guided FAST training sped up students
A Japanese single-arm training study gave 18 undergraduate paramedic students a two-hour FAST course including augmented-reality-guided scans, and total examination time fell by a median 263.5 seconds with quality scores improving significantly.
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Fibrinogen concentrate supply grows in Queensland
A ten-year Queensland Health supply analysis of 24,717 g of fibrinogen concentrate found 97% went to 54 hospitals and only 1% to ambulance services, while population-adjusted supply rose from 8.19 to 59.2 g per 100,000 between 2016 and 2025.
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Paramedic and midwifery students train together
A UK peer-led interprofessional simulation put paramedic and midwifery students through prehospital maternity emergencies together, with students reporting better role clarity, confidence and shared decision-making.
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Autonomy and support, not workload, drive flourishing
A South African cross-sectional survey of 197 EMS personnel found emotional demands were associated with lower work capability and flourishing, while autonomy and co-worker support — not job demands — distinguished the strongest capability group.