Resiliency improvements in medical emergency staff in burn missions : a qualitative study in an Iranian context

الملخص EN

Background : Medical emergency staff complete understanding of the nature of resiliency in burn events is a prerequisite for improving the quality of clinical service delivery in pre-hospital burn events.

Objectives : The present study aimed to describe resiliency in view of medical emergency staff in burn events.

Materials and Methods: The present qualitative study was performed using a content analysis method.

In total, 18 Iranian emergency care personnel participated in the study.

A purposeful sampling method was applied until reaching data saturation.

Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and field observations.

Afterwards, data was analyzed by face content analysis.

Results : By analyzing 456 primary codes, four main concepts including: 1) scene safety/security, 2) effective clinical decision making, 3) self-efficacy and 4) religious support were extracted through content analysis from experiences of pre-hospital emergency personnel during burn care.

Conclusions : Different factors affect resiliency improvements in medical emergency staff and consequently the quality of pre-hospital burn care.

This study showed that various factors such as scene security/safety, effective decision making, self-efficacy and religious support are effective in the improvement of resiliency and the quality of pre-hospital emergency care.