Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study
Introduction: Prehospital Emergency Medical Care (EMC) is a critical service in disaster management. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges of prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during disaster response in Iran. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted from April 2015 to Ma...
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| author | Mohamad Sorani Sogand Tourani Hamid Reza Khankeh Sirous Panahi |
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| description | Introduction: Prehospital Emergency Medical Care (EMC) is a critical service in disaster management. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges of prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during disaster response in Iran.
Methods: A qualitative study was conducted from April 2015 to March 2017. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 23 experienced individuals in the field of disaster that were selected using purposeful sampling. Data were analyzed using content analysis approach.
Results: Fifteen sub-themes and the following six themes emerged in the analysis: challenges related to people, challenges related to infrastructure, challenges related to information management systems, challenges related to staff, challenges related to managerial issues and challenges related to medical care.
Conclusions: Iran’s prehospital EMS has been chaotic in past disasters. Improvement of this process needs infrastructure reform, planning, staff training and public education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff107c210eff4f66a06afafa834be9ee2022-12-22T03:03:20ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesEmergency2345-45632345-45712018-04-0161e26e2610.22037/emergency.v6i1.2046510410Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative StudyMohamad Sorani0Sogand Tourani1Hamid Reza Khankeh2Sirous Panahi3Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Medical library and Information Science, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranIntroduction: Prehospital Emergency Medical Care (EMC) is a critical service in disaster management. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges of prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during disaster response in Iran. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted from April 2015 to March 2017. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 23 experienced individuals in the field of disaster that were selected using purposeful sampling. Data were analyzed using content analysis approach. Results: Fifteen sub-themes and the following six themes emerged in the analysis: challenges related to people, challenges related to infrastructure, challenges related to information management systems, challenges related to staff, challenges related to managerial issues and challenges related to medical care. Conclusions: Iran’s prehospital EMS has been chaotic in past disasters. Improvement of this process needs infrastructure reform, planning, staff training and public education.http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/20465Disaster planningemergency medical servicesqualitative researchearthquakes |
| spellingShingle | Mohamad Sorani Sogand Tourani Hamid Reza Khankeh Sirous Panahi Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study Emergency Disaster planning emergency medical services qualitative research earthquakes |
| title | Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | prehospital emergency medical services challenges in disaster a qualitative study |
| topic | Disaster planning emergency medical services qualitative research earthquakes |
| url | http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/20465 |
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