Exploring Factors Affecting Emergency Medical Services Staffs’ Decision about Transporting Medical Patients to Medical Facilities
Joint Authors
Ebrahimian, Abbasali
Seyedin, Hesam
Masoumi, Gholamreza
Jamshidi-Orak, Roohangiz
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Transfer of patients in medical emergency situations is one of the most important missions of emergency medical service (EMS) staffs.
So this study was performed to explore affecting factors in EMS staffs’ decision during transporting of patients in medical situations to medical facilities.
The participants in this qualitative study consisted of 18 EMS staffs working in prehospital care facilities in Tehran, Iran.
Data were gathered through semistructured interviews.
The data were analyzed using a content analysis approach.
The data analysis revealed the following theme: “degree of perceived risk in EMS staffs and their patients.” This theme consisted of two main categories: (1) patient’s condition’ and (2) the context of the EMS mission’.
The patent’s condition category emerged from “physical health statuses,” “socioeconomic statuses,” and “cultural background” subcategories.
The context of the EMS mission also emerged from two subcategories of “characteristics of the mission” and EMS staffs characteristics’.
EMS system managers can consider adequate technical, informational, financial, educational, and emotional supports to facilitate the decision making of their staffs.
Also, development of an effective and user-friendly checklist and scoring system was recommended for quick and easy recognition of patients’ needs for transportation in a prehospital situation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ebrahimian, Abbasali& Seyedin, Hesam& Jamshidi-Orak, Roohangiz& Masoumi, Gholamreza. 2014. Exploring Factors Affecting Emergency Medical Services Staffs’ Decision about Transporting Medical Patients to Medical Facilities. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455205
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ebrahimian, Abbasali…[et al.]. Exploring Factors Affecting Emergency Medical Services Staffs’ Decision about Transporting Medical Patients to Medical Facilities. Emergency Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455205
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ebrahimian, Abbasali& Seyedin, Hesam& Jamshidi-Orak, Roohangiz& Masoumi, Gholamreza. Exploring Factors Affecting Emergency Medical Services Staffs’ Decision about Transporting Medical Patients to Medical Facilities. Emergency Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455205
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455205