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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018)

January 2018

Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study

  • Mohamad Sorani
  • Sogand Tourani
  • Hamid Reza Khankeh
  • Sirous Panahi

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018), 1 January 2018 , Page e26
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v6i1.69 Published: 2018-02-20

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Abstract

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. 

Keywords:
  • Disaster planning
  • emergency medical services
  • qualitative research
  • earthquakes
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Sorani M, Tourani S, Khankeh HR, Panahi S. Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Challenges in Disaster; a Qualitative Study. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2018 Feb. 20 [cited 2025 Dec. 14];6(1):e26. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/69
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