Z. Eskandari, Z. Ghomian, A. Alibabaei, Hojjat Ahmadinejad, S. Sohrabizadeh
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Background: Road Traffic accidents are one of the most common accidents killing 1.35 million people annually around the globe. Approximately 86% of deaths occur from trauma before hospitalization. In such circumstances as a pre-hospital service, air ambulance can play an important role in accessing the patients and transferring them from the accident scene securing survival of patients. Objective: This study aimed to identify the affecting factors in-air ambulance response to traffic accident sites. Methods: This qualitative study conducted from November 6, 2019 to April 6, 2020, in which a semi-structured interview was carried out on 17 participants. To analyze the data of this qualitative study, the Graneheim and Lundman method was used, and a conventional content analysis approach was employed. Results: The majority 41% were in the age range of 30-40 years. Individuals with a master's or doctoral degree made up 70% of the participants. People with 11-20 years of work experience made up 52% and 58% of the participants were at the managerial level. Factors influencing the development of air ambulance bases in 6 main categories, included resources and infrastructure, training of specialized personnel, indicators and standards, information and communication, safety and security, and management factors were studied. Conclusion: Based on the findings, infrastructure improvement and allocation of resources as well as training specialized forces can play an important role in developing air ambulance bases in Iran, Further research is needed to develop a measurement tool to evaluate the affecting factors before establishing air ambulance bases in Iran.
背景:道路交通事故是全球每年造成135万人死亡的最常见事故之一。大约86%的死亡发生在住院前的创伤。在院前服务等情况下,空中救护车可以在接近病人并将他们从事故现场转移到确保病人生存方面发挥重要作用。目的:探讨交通事故现场空中救护响应的影响因素。方法:本研究于2019年11月6日至2020年4月6日进行定性研究,对17名参与者进行半结构化访谈。在分析本定性研究的数据时,采用Graneheim and Lundman方法,并采用传统的内容分析方法。结果:年龄在30 ~ 40岁之间,占41%。拥有硕士或博士学位的个人占参与者的70%。拥有11-20年工作经验的人占52%,58%的参与者处于管理层面。从资源与基础设施、专业人才培养、指标与标准、信息与通信、安全与保障、管理因素等6个主要类别对空中救护基地发展的影响因素进行了研究。结论:基于研究结果,伊朗空中救护基地建设的基础设施改善和资源配置以及专业部队的培养对伊朗空中救护基地建设具有重要作用,需要进一步研究开发衡量工具来评估伊朗空中救护基地建设前的影响因素。