{
  "abstract": "As 2026 gets underway, we continue to confront both age-old clinical unknowns and evolving system pressures that shape the daily work of emergency departments (EDs). February 2026’s Emergency Medicine Journal brings together two high-quality research papers and a powerful commentary. They all shine a spotlight on the realities of life-saving care, from the hard science of prognostication in cardiac arrest to the uncomfortable truth that too often, this care is delivered in corridors instead of cubicles. The hard reality of pairing national data with this compelling commentary makes a very clear message: corridor care has become routine, and its consequences demand urgent attention.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Derby Hospital, Emergency Department, Derby, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Sarah Edwards"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Primary survey: highlights from this issue",
  "uid": "3ffd6793-286a-5844-8fbd-bbb8608c17ce"
}