Fears and Concerns of Bystanders to Help People Injured in Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

IF 1.2 4区 医学 Q3 EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Mohammad Jafar Sepahvand, Kian Nourozi, Hamidreza Khankeh, Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab
{"title":"Fears and Concerns of Bystanders to Help People Injured in Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Descriptive Study","authors":"Mohammad Jafar Sepahvand, Kian Nourozi, Hamidreza Khankeh, Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab","doi":"10.1155/2023/1862802","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In most traffic accidents, bystanders arrive at the scene before the rescuers. If they provide the right help, they can play an important and effective role in reducing the number of deaths and complications caused by these accidents. However, in many cases, fears and concerns prevent bystanders from providing assistance. This study aims to investigate and understand the fears and concerns of bystanders when they decide to help in traffic accidents. In 2022, this study was carried out in Iran using a qualitative content analysis approach. The data was collected through semistructured interviews. Participants were 15 males and females who had experience providing assistance in traffic accidents. Interviews, after digital recording, were transcribed verbatim. A purposeful and theoretical sampling method was performed. Data analysis and the determination of codes, categories, and subcategories were done using qualitative analysis software. O’Brien’s qualitative research reporting standard was used. The results of the study include a category of fears and concerns and five subcategories. The subcategories include fear and concern caused by lack of information, fear of legal troubles, stress caused by previous experience, fear and anxiety caused by anticipation, and anxiety of unknown origin. The results of this study showed that some of the fears and concerns of the bystanders were related to a lack of information about providing assistance. By increasing bystanders’ information about assistance, such as first aid training, fear and anxiety caused by a lack of information can be reduced. Another part of the fear and concern of bystanders is due to legal issues. Passing and implementing laws that protect bystanders can help reduce this fear and concern. Bystanders should be trained to provide assistance according to the rules of assistance so that they do not get into legal problems. A part of the bystander’s fear and concern stems from their previous experiences providing assistance in traffic accidents. These experiences can also affect the fear and anxiety caused by anticipation. It is necessary to conduct more studies on the role of bystanders’ experiences in creating fear and anxiety in them, as well as their effect on anticipatory fear.","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Emergency Medicine International","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1862802","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EMERGENCY MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

In most traffic accidents, bystanders arrive at the scene before the rescuers. If they provide the right help, they can play an important and effective role in reducing the number of deaths and complications caused by these accidents. However, in many cases, fears and concerns prevent bystanders from providing assistance. This study aims to investigate and understand the fears and concerns of bystanders when they decide to help in traffic accidents. In 2022, this study was carried out in Iran using a qualitative content analysis approach. The data was collected through semistructured interviews. Participants were 15 males and females who had experience providing assistance in traffic accidents. Interviews, after digital recording, were transcribed verbatim. A purposeful and theoretical sampling method was performed. Data analysis and the determination of codes, categories, and subcategories were done using qualitative analysis software. O’Brien’s qualitative research reporting standard was used. The results of the study include a category of fears and concerns and five subcategories. The subcategories include fear and concern caused by lack of information, fear of legal troubles, stress caused by previous experience, fear and anxiety caused by anticipation, and anxiety of unknown origin. The results of this study showed that some of the fears and concerns of the bystanders were related to a lack of information about providing assistance. By increasing bystanders’ information about assistance, such as first aid training, fear and anxiety caused by a lack of information can be reduced. Another part of the fear and concern of bystanders is due to legal issues. Passing and implementing laws that protect bystanders can help reduce this fear and concern. Bystanders should be trained to provide assistance according to the rules of assistance so that they do not get into legal problems. A part of the bystander’s fear and concern stems from their previous experiences providing assistance in traffic accidents. These experiences can also affect the fear and anxiety caused by anticipation. It is necessary to conduct more studies on the role of bystanders’ experiences in creating fear and anxiety in them, as well as their effect on anticipatory fear.
旁观者对帮助交通事故受伤者的恐惧和担忧:定性描述研究
在大多数交通事故中,旁观者比救援人员更早到达现场。如果他们能提供正确的帮助,就能在减少这些事故造成的死亡人数和并发症方面发挥重要而有效的作用。然而,在很多情况下,旁观者的恐惧和担忧会阻碍他们提供援助。本研究旨在调查和了解旁观者决定在交通事故中提供帮助时的恐惧和顾虑。2022 年,本研究在伊朗开展,采用了定性内容分析法。数据通过半结构化访谈收集。参与者包括 15 名男性和女性,他们都有在交通事故中提供帮助的经历。访谈经过数字录音后逐字转录。采用了有目的的理论抽样方法。使用定性分析软件对数据进行分析,并确定代码、类别和子类别。采用了奥布莱恩的定性研究报告标准。研究结果包括一个 "恐惧和担忧 "类别和五个子类别。子类别包括因缺乏信息而产生的恐惧和担忧、对法律纠纷的恐惧、以往经历造成的压力、预期造成的恐惧和焦虑以及来源不明的焦虑。研究结果表明,旁观者的一些恐惧和担忧与缺乏提供援助的信息有关。通过增加旁观者的救助信息,如急救培训,可以减少因信息匮乏而产生的恐惧和焦虑。旁观者恐惧和担忧的另一个原因是法律问题。通过并实施保护旁观者的法律有助于减少这种恐惧和担忧。应该对旁观者进行培训,使他们能够根据援助规则提供援助,从而避免陷入法律纠纷。旁观者的恐惧和担忧部分源于他们以前在交通事故中提供援助的经历。这些经验也会影响因预期而产生的恐惧和焦虑。有必要对旁观者的经历在使他们产生恐惧和焦虑方面所起的作用及其对预期恐惧的影响进行更多的研究。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
Emergency Medicine International
Emergency Medicine International EMERGENCY MEDICINE-
CiteScore
0.10
自引率
0.00%
发文量
187
审稿时长
17 weeks
期刊介绍: Emergency Medicine International is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that provides a forum for doctors, nurses, paramedics and ambulance staff. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies related to prehospital care, disaster preparedness and response, acute medical and paediatric emergencies, critical care, sports medicine, wound care, and toxicology.
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术官方微信