Helicopter rides and surveying impostors - Primary Survey May 2026

Access to helicopter emergency services is improving in the UK, a recent study shows. But what impact is that access having? There's a paper for that too, with this episode declaring: "Helicopters for the win!" There's also research on the effect of epinephrine administration for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children - does the sequence of treatment affect the outcomes? And finally, how to fight back against spoofed survey responses when gathering data online.

Read the highlights: Primary survey

• Sequence of advanced airway management and epinephrine administration for paediatric patients with non-shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Helicopter Emergency Medical Services attendance is associated with favourable survival outcomes in major trauma: derivation and internal validation of prediction models in a regional trauma system
• Access to physician-based Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in the UK: a service analysis in 2024
• Imposter participants and artificial intelligence: growing concerns in online surveys

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