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Agency-Level Variability in Futility Determinations and Termination of Resuscitation for Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

By MedXY 08/14/2026

A national study reveals significant variability across EMS agencies in decisions about resuscitation futility and termination for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, highlighting critical impacts on care and outcomes.

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Unequal Paths to Care: How Region, Rurality, and Deprivation Shape Transport to Verified Trauma Centers Among the Critically Injured

By MedXY 05/20/2026

A large U.S. study found major geographic and socioeconomic differences in how critically injured patients are transported to verified trauma centers, with outcomes varying by region, rurality, and neighborhood deprivation.

Emergency Medicine news Public Health

How Matching Algorithms Can Uncover True Patient Counts From Emergency Medical Services Data

By MedXY 04/13/2026

A novel matching approach using 911 call time and patient characteristics can effectively identify duplicate EMS responses, enabling more accurate patient-level inferences from response-based datasets with 100% sensitivity and up to 98.6% specificity.