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• Risk-score-guided conveyance safe in chest pain (Heart)
• Stroke care gaps for First Nations patients (The Medical Journal of Australia)
• What OHCA care is worth paying for (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Nearly half of paediatric doses off-protocol (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Prehospital vasopressors in trauma unproven (European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
• Methoxyflurane feasibility confirmed in Canada (Pain Management)
• Bigger crews work faster, don't save more (Journal of Trauma and Injury)
• EMS and ED disagree on paediatric asthma signs (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Two-thirds of stroke patients delay seeking care (Cerebrovascular Diseases)
• Direct geriatric admission depends on geography (BMC Geriatrics)
• US racial gaps in trauma interventions (JAMA Surgery)

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• The Benefit of Early Advanced Airway Management Depends on Prehospital Epinephrine Timing in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Cohort Study (The Journal of Emergency Medicine)
• Differences in Prehospital Assessment by Language Barrier Among Blunt Trauma Patients: A National Emergency Medical Services Study (Journal of Surgical Research)
• Supporting Mental Health in EMS Clinicians: A NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document (Prehospital Emergency Care)

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• Prehospital whole blood transfusion in traumatic hemorrhagic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Injury)

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• Validation and comparison of two prearrest prediction scores for in-hospital cardiac arrest survival (Resuscitation Plus)

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• Sex differences in management and outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with angiographically confirmed obstructive coronary artery disease (Resuscitation Plus)
• Prehospital Minithoracostomy versus Chest Drainage for Emergency Pleural Decompression in Major Trauma (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Combined NRB and Nasal Cannula Oxygen Delivery Is Inferior to Flush Rate NRB for Emergency Preoxygenation (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Postresuscitation Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest Presentations to Australia's First Dedicated Cardiac Hospital: A Retrospective Audit of Outcomes and Emergency Department Access Factors (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Repeat 9-1-1 Calls and Clinical Outcomes of Children After Non-Transport by Emergency Medical Services (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Co‐Design of a Theory‐Informed, Multicomponent, Intervention for Diagnostic Stewardship in a Major‐Referral Emergency Department: A Qualitative Descriptive Study (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Artificial Intelligence Triage of Urgent Versus Non‐Urgent CT Brain Findings to Support Expedited Emergency Department Disposition: A Retrospective Validation Study (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

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• It takes two: development of simulation training for two-handed neonatal mask ventilation integrating a respiratory function monitor; a non-randomised before-and-after simulation study (Resuscitation Plus)

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• Incidence, outcomes, and temporal trends of pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan: a nationwide study (Resuscitation)
• Designing and implementing the first national CPR championship in Greece: the “KIDS SAVE LIVES – TA PAIDIA SOZOUN ZOES” experience (Resuscitation Plus)

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• A Robust Educational Initiative for EMS Clinicians Focusing on Pit-Crew CPR Improves Neurologically Intact Survival (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Structured diagnostic strategies for psychological problems in cardiac arrest survivors: an important knowledge gap (Resuscitation)
• Low-dose, high-frequency simulation with respiratory function monitor feedback enhances face mask ventilation across neonatal resuscitation devices: A prospective study in neonatology fellows (Resuscitation Plus)

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• Association between the first post-resuscitation partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide and neurologic outcomes in children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a multicenter retrospective cohort study (Resuscitation)
• Supraglottic airway versus endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Resuscitation Plus)
• Associations between pulsed oxygen saturation during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality and return of spontaneous circulation (Resuscitation)
• Calcium during prehospital trauma blood-product resuscitation: A meta-analysis (The American Journal of Emergency Medicine)
• Prognostic utility of the revised post-cardiac arrest syndrome for therapeutic hypothermia score in pediatric patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome (Resuscitation Plus)
• A Bayesian learning approach for drone coverage network: A case study on cardiac arrest in Scotland (Reliability Engineering & System Safety)

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• Barriers to dispatcher-assisted CPR are associated with delayed bystander CPR and worse outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study (Resuscitation)
• Nighttime human-supervised drone-delivered automated external defibrillators: a quasi-experimental mixed-methods feasibility study (Resuscitation Plus)
• When ambulances are not enough: An interview-based needs assessment of governance and accountability gaps in prehospital emergency care in Hawassa, Ethiopia (Surgery)

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• Association Between Early Prehospital Administration Antibiotic and 28-Day Mortality in Sepsis (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Prehospital management and outcomes of traumatic cardiac arrest in older adults: a French nationwide registry study (Resuscitation Plus)
• Association of a smartphone-based CPR assistance system with prehospital outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a pre–post observational study in Bangkok (Resuscitation Plus)
• Differences in the rates of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resulting in favourable neurological outcomes according to the regional deprivation index (Resuscitation Plus)
• In-hospital cardiac arrest in a resource-limited emergency department in Somalia: Outcomes and priorities for resuscitation system development (Resuscitation Plus)
• A Causal Model for Prehospital Blood Transfusion and Mortality in Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Prehospital Whole Blood Transfusion During Medically Directed Rescue of an Entrapped Trauma Patient: A Case Report (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Practice Patterns and Performance of Pediatric Air Medical Tracheal Intubation: A National Multisite Cohort Study (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Efficacy and Safety of Ventilator Assisted Preoxygenation for Intubation in Two Australian Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Cohort Study (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Quantification of blood-based neurovascular unit biomarkers: an analytical platform comparison study (Resuscitation Plus)
• SGLT-2 Use and Hypoglycemic Ketoacidosis (Annals of Emergency Medicine)
• Medical Management of Aortic Emergencies in Critical Care Transport (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Management of Patients with Medetomidine Withdrawal During Interfacility Transfer (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Paediatric Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department: A Single‐Centre Retrospective Observational Cohort Study (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Redesigning 9-1-1 Paramedic Pathways: Evaluation of the IMPACC Model of Care (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Differences in EMS Calls, Delays, and Payer Types in U.S. Southern Border Counties and Non-Border Counties (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Medicolegal Statements by Emergency Clinicians: ‘A How’ to Guide (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• The Once‐Conventional 48‐h Elective Cardioversion Threshold for “Recent‐Onset” Atrial Fibrillation Is No Longer Recommended (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

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• Feasibility of multi-domain data acquisition in patients at risk for hypoxic-ischemic brain injury following cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study (Resuscitation Plus)
• Adaptation of the CONOCES-BLS scale to citizens: evidence of content validity and preliminary psychometric evaluation (Resuscitation Plus)

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• Emergency response with lights and sirens to patients with a suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and a do-not-attempt-resuscitation order in the hospital record: a one-year observational study (Resuscitation)
• Implementation gap in prehospital termination-of-resuscitation policies for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with do-not-attempt-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation wishes in Japan: a nationwide survey (Resuscitation Plus)
• Association between destination hospital level and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients under a dispatch-guided transport system: a population-based study in Nagoya, Japan (Resuscitation Plus)
• Systematic Review of Pediatric Ketamine in Emergency Department Procedural Sedation: Frequency and Predictors of Adverse Events (Annals of Emergency Medicine)
• Emergency Department Boarding for Older Adults: The Impact of Geography, Temporal Trends, and Dementia Status (Annals of Emergency Medicine)

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• Trends in the incidence and outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective study (Resuscitation)
• Selection bias introduced in a randomized clinical trial due to employee instigated deletion of newborn resuscitation videos (Resuscitation)
• Prehospital management of pain associated with acute complications of Sickle Cell Disease: a preliminary nationwide cross-sectional study (The American Journal of Emergency Medicine)

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• Comparative efficacy of fluid resuscitation strategies in a rat model of traumatic cardiac arrest (Resuscitation Plus)
• Large language models fail to reliably predict emergent catheterization laboratory activation from prehospital electrocardiograms (Heart & Lung)
• Standing chest compressions: simulation-based development and evaluation of a clinically applicable height adjustment approach (Resuscitation Plus)
• Implementation of a Structured Hot Debrief Tool in a Metropolitan ED: A Quality Improvement Study (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

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• A multinational cross-sectional survey on the use of AI-based voice assistance systems in emergency medical services (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
• Effects of systemic mild hypercapnia on brain function in a refractory cardiac arrest model treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Resuscitation Plus)

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• Gelatin 4% and hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.42) impair clot formation in a human ex vivo whole-blood resuscitation model (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality during the transition in care from paramedic services to emergency department teams (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• High‐Flow Nasal Oxygen Versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy and Non‐Invasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Local Anaesthetic Dosing and Toxicity Knowledge in Australian Emergency Departments: A Multicentre Cross‐Sectional Survey (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Toxicological and Clinical Characteristics of Fatal Cases in the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia—Victoria (EDNAV) Clinical Registry 2020–2025 (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Embedded Low‐Acuity Pathway in the Emergency Department: An Alternative to Stand‐Alone Urgent Care Services (Emergency Medicine Australasia)
• Early clinical predictors of amputation in frostbite: injury depth and extent for admission risk stratification (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
• Paediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Emergency Departments: A Delphi Consensus Study (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

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• Prehospital transfusion requirements in severe trauma: A multicenter, retrospective estimate of requirements (Injury)

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• 2026 Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Documentation of Weight in Pediatric 9-1-1 Responses with Administration of Weight-Based Medications (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Consensus Guidelines for Prehospital Transfusion in Children: A Modified Delphi Study (Prehospital Emergency Care)

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• Mass casualty training for prehospital and emergency providers in Kigali, Rwanda: a quasi-experimental pre–post educational study (African Journal of Emergency Medicine)

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• Modelling eCPR eligibility after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a 10-year retrospective temporospatial analysis from a mixed urban-rural region in Germany (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
• Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality in undergraduate nursing students for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: A randomized controlled trial (Nurse Education Today)

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• Acute trauma alarms in Norway - a qualitative study of factors influencing primary care doctors’ decision to call out (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
• Discovery of eight stable subgroups of sepsis in the emergency department with consensus clustering (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)

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• Criteria for Safe Hospital Discharge in Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

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• Evaluating the effect of a regional training initiative on bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (Resuscitation)
• Transoesophageal echocardiography during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: a scoping review (Resuscitation)
• Prehospital emergency cricothyroidotomy in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study, 2016–2023 (Resuscitation)
• Ultrasound Archiving in the Emergency Department: Implementation, Governance and 4‐Year Outcomes at an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

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• Racial and ethnic differences in bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation for opioid-associated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (Resuscitation)
• RhD-Positive Transfusion in Females of Childbearing Potential in Hemorrhagic Shock: Risk, Reality, and Policy (Prehospital Emergency Care)

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• Potential Risks With the SPEAR®, a New Device Marketed for Out-of-Hospital Needle Decompression of the Chest (Annals of Emergency Medicine)
• Effect of Body Position on Chest Compression Quality During CPR in an Obesity Simulation Model: A Randomized Crossover Trial (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Prehospital Blood Transfusion for Medical Causes of Hemorrhage: A Case Series (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Between Hemorrhage and Harm: Complications of the Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet-Stabilized (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Rate of future hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn following the prehospital transfusion of RhD-positive blood products to females of childbearing potential in the United States of America (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Population-based implementation of a mobile emergency medical service platform in Hiroshima, Japan (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
• Public Acceptance, Trust, and Self-Efficacy Related to Drone-Assisted Emergency Medical Response in Louisiana (Prehospital Emergency Care)

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• Blunt versus penetrating trauma: differences in early physiology, coagulopathy, and outcomes in a Scandinavian trauma centre (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)

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• Practice variability of epinephrine administration in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the United States (Resuscitation Plus)
• Predicting Prehospital Blood Transfusion After Motor Vehicle Trauma (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Diagnostic accuracy, characteristics and survival of children with trauma in HEMS: a retrospective multi-centre observational study (Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
• Feasibility and Acceptability of Mobilizing Community Paramedics to Provide the Standard of Care for Pediatric Concussion: Mobile Integrated Health Programming for Pediatric Patients (Prehospital Emergency Care)
• Indirect ICU Admissions From an Australian Emergency Department: Risk Factors and Outcomes (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

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• Distribution of clinically identified reversible causes in emergency department and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study (Resuscitation Plus)
• Feasibility and acceptability of pediatric expert teleconsultation during critical ambulance transports: a pilot randomized controlled simulation trial (Resuscitation Plus)

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• Intramuscular midazolam versus intravenous clonazepam for prehospital treatment of generalized tonic-clonic seizures: A randomized double-blind non-inferiority trial (Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy)

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