Identifying and Conceptualizing the Improvement Dimensions of Pre-hospital Emergency Time Indicators in Qazvin City, Iran: A Qualitative Study

  • سال انتشار: 1403
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه سلامت در حوادث و بلایا، دوره: 9، شماره: 3
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_HDQ-9-3_007
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 30
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نویسندگان

Fariba Naseri

Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

Omid Khosravizadeh

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

چکیده

Background: Pre-hospital care is crucial in supervising and handling urgent patients and medical crises. Emergency medical centers’ swifter response and heightened precision lead to time efficiency and alleviate the burden on hospital capacities. This research pinpoints the influential factors contributing to the enhancement of pre-hospital emergency time indicators at Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: In this research, a qualitative methodology using the content analysis technique was adopted to explore and derive influential elements to enhance time-based metrics. Information was gathered via semi-structured interviews, involving ۱۰ individuals, including authorities, academic personnel, technicians, and specialized physicians stationed within educational and medical institutions’ emergency units. These participants were selected via purposeful sampling. Following the categorization and interconnection of these categories, a conceptual framework was formulated. Results: A total of ۱۴ overarching aspects, encompassing staff readiness, skilled workforce, human resource administration, infrastructure and institutional amenities, communication and information technology oversight, intelligence, impactful environmental elements, patient-linked variables, proficient scene management elements, adherence to national protocols, contextual factors, inter-organizational harmony and collaboration, noteworthy attributes of the receiving treatment center, and feasibility of catering to the vulnerable populace resulted in the identification of a total of ۴۱ influential constituents. Conclusion: The research findings demonstrated that enhancements in base quantity, ambulance count, provisioning superior and top-tier equipment, augmenting staff numbers, designing enhanced training schemes for emergency medical services team members, and integrating contemporary technology and equipment could serve as viable resolutions for advancing time indicators.

کلیدواژه ها

Pre-hospital emergency, Time indicators, Improvement dimensions

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