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Epidemiology of occupational injuries in Kerman province during 2012-2016. 2012-2016年克尔曼省职业伤害流行病学调查
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v14i1.1580
Shiva Pouradeli, Mohsen Rezaeian, Vahid Rahmanian
{"title":"Epidemiology of occupational injuries in Kerman province during 2012-2016.","authors":"Shiva Pouradeli,&nbsp;Mohsen Rezaeian,&nbsp;Vahid Rahmanian","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v14i1.1580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v14i1.1580","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>According to the World Health Organization, occupational injuries are significant health issues globally that affect social lives and economic status. This study aimed to assess the situation of occupational injuries in the Kerman province.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, all occupational injuries registered in the Department of Cooperatives Labor and Social Welfare of Kerman Province were investigated during 2012-2016. Data were retrieved from an institutional database, including the official institutional software reports of Cooperatives Labor and Social Welfare occupational inspectors. The study used ArcGIS 10.3 software to prepare the geographical distribution of the cumulative incidence of occupational injuries on the map for each city. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2228 subjects with a mean age of 34 years and a mean work experience of 4.5years were injured during 5 years. 73.2% of them were married. 96.4% of them were Iranian, and 61.3% had insurance. The most number of injuries occurred in the construction industry, fractures being the typical outcome of the injuries. The most injured organ was the hands. Kerman has the highest number of injuries with 804 cases. Incidence rates ranged was 93 to 138 cases per 100,000 people in 5 years. The highest cumulative incidence rates of accidents occurred in Zarand and Kahnuj, respectively, in 5 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the decrease in occupational injuries in recent years, it is a severe problem in Kerman province. Occupational injuries cause irreparable damages to human resources, and it, directly and indirectly, imposes costs for the family and the government. Therefore, considering safety in occupational environments to prevent occupational injuries should be a priority in planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"14 1","pages":"65-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9115809/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10301233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Strategies to reduce road traffic injuries among motorcyclists in Dezful, Iran: stressing on legal and environmental factors. 减少伊朗Dezful摩托车手道路交通伤害的战略:强调法律和环境因素。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-09 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v14i1.1696
Maryam Mazaheri, Majid Rezai-Rad, Ferdos Pelarak
{"title":"Strategies to reduce road traffic injuries among motorcyclists in Dezful, Iran: stressing on legal and environmental factors.","authors":"Maryam Mazaheri,&nbsp;Majid Rezai-Rad,&nbsp;Ferdos Pelarak","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v14i1.1696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v14i1.1696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Road traffic injuries (RTIs) have been eighth leading cause of death in the world and second leading one Iran in 2018. Every year, a large number of motorcycle RTIs lead to deaths and disabilities due to non-compliance with traffic rules and the traditional design of the streets and routes in Dezful, Iran. This study aims to pursue two goals: identifying the legal and environmental factors affecting motorcycle RTIs, and prioritizing effective strategies in reducing number of motorcycle RTIs in Dezful, Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A mixed method approach was used in this study. In the qualitative phase, focus group meetings using key informants were used to identify the effective factors and in the quantitative one a matrix was used for prioritizing effective strategies in preventing motorcycle RTIs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>45 basic codes related to legal factors and 8 basic codes of environmental factors were derived from the focus group meetings. Six main legal factors and 3 main environmental factors were prioritized as the most effective strategies to reduce motorcycle RTIs. The legal factors with the highest score were: making visible: obstacles, motorcycles and pedestrians and motorcyclists using colors and stickers or glossy stickers, further monitoring and training of riders' license issuance schools, seriousness in enforcing the laws and dealing legally and seriously with violators, continuous marking of roads and streets, random check of motorcycle riders' license, and construction of public parking lots in crowded zones. The environmental ones were: identifying places where traffic signs are covered with trees, and reporting through the 137 call center, identifying and reporting shoulderless and hazardous roads by municipality, and Identifying and reporting accident-causing potholes through the 137 call center.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All organizations and stakeholders involved in reducing motorcycle RTIs, should take benefit from different recommendation - i.e. education & awareness, law enforcement and legal actions, environmental actions, collaborations, partnerships, and lobbying, and research.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":" ","pages":"89-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9115816/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39598933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Predictors of swimming pool supervision for caregivers of toddlers. 幼儿看护人对泳池监管的预测因素。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-24 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1661
Molly B Johnson, Elizabeth D Boriack, Carlee M McConnell, Stewart R Williams, Jessica A Naiditch, Karla A Lawson
{"title":"Predictors of swimming pool supervision for caregivers of toddlers.","authors":"Molly B Johnson, Elizabeth D Boriack, Carlee M McConnell, Stewart R Williams, Jessica A Naiditch, Karla A Lawson","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1661","DOIUrl":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1661","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In the U.S., drowning is a leading cause of death for toddlers. One important layer of protection against submersion injuries and fatalities is parent or caregiver supervision. The aims of this study are to explore current supervisory behavior of caregivers, determine how caregivers view com-mon supervision distractions, like cell phones and grilling, and identify what factors shape the quality of supervision that is given when swimming with their toddler at a swimming pool.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study used the MTurk online platform to survey 650 caregivers of toddlers (1-4 yrs old) about their supervision behavior, their drowning knowledge, their perceptions of arm's reach supervision, the water competency of their toddler, and other background information. Regression analysis was used to identify factors that predicted report-ed supervision behavior.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average supervision behavior score for caregivers indicated an attitude between neutral and disagreement with allowing distractions for themselves while supervising their toddler in a swimming pool. High water safety knowledge and positive perceptions of arm's reach supervision were the biggest predictors of attentive supervision behavior. Having a home pool, higher education level, and believing their toddler had greater water competency were predictive of less attentive supervision behavior.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results suggest that supervision behavior while toddlers are in a swimming pool may be inade-quate. Low water safety knowledge and attitudes about what constitutes quality supervision are related to pool supervision behavior and changing these may reduce drowning risk. Caregivers should be encouraged to not reduce supervision as their toddlers gain water competency and if they have a home pool.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39416851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Serum amylase as a prognostic marker of organophosphate poisoning. 血清淀粉酶作为有机磷中毒的预后指标。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-08 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1632
Mehdi Zobeiri
{"title":"Serum amylase as a prognostic marker of organophosphate poisoning.","authors":"Mehdi Zobeiri","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1632","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Organophosphate (OP) insecticides are important compounds as the most probable common cause of acute poisonings in developing countries. OP intoxication often presents as medical emergencies, and its related morbidity and mortality have not decreased despite major advances in critical care. This study aims to determine the impact of serum amylase level for estimation of prognosis in patients with acute OP poisoning.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This observational case-control study was done during two years on 332 consecutive patients with acute OP poisoning. Clinical and demographic data, serum amylase level on early admission time, morbidity, and outcome were determined. Data were analyzed in the form of a frequency distribution table by using SPSS 11.0 version software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of patients with acute OP poisoning was 28.9 ± 23.95 with slightly female dominance. All patients were intoxicated via the gastrointestinal route. The mean amylase level of patients with deterioration of mental status, tachycardia, ICU admission, and death was significantly higher.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among patients with OP poisoning, higher serum amylase than normal was associated with severe clinical course and increased risk for mortality. Determination of serum amylase can be effective in the quick prediction of the outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":"117-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435076/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39088537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A model to explain road traffic data collection and registry in Iran: a grounded theory. 一个解释伊朗道路交通数据收集和登记的模型:一个有根据的理论。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-04-17 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1406
Sakineh Sharifian, Reza Khani Jazani, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Homayou Sadeghi-Bazargani, Mohammad Hossein Vaziri, Reza Mohammadi
{"title":"A model to explain road traffic data collection and registry in Iran: a grounded theory.","authors":"Sakineh Sharifian,&nbsp;Reza Khani Jazani,&nbsp;Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh,&nbsp;Homayou Sadeghi-Bazargani,&nbsp;Mohammad Hossein Vaziri,&nbsp;Reza Mohammadi","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sufficient data should be gathered and analyzed to increase awareness and attention of the community and policymakers in the field of road traffic injury (RTI) prevention. While various organizations and stakeholders are involved in road traffic crashes, there is no clear lead agency for data collection system in RTIs. Exploring stakeholders' perspective is one of the key sources for understanding this system. The purpose of this study is to identify the process of RTI data collection system based on stakeholders' experience.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative study was conducted employing grounded theory approach since September 2017 to December 2018 in Iran. Participants in this study were the authorities of the Emergency organizations, police, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, faculty members, as well as executive staff and road users who were involved in collecting and recording data (n=15). Data collection was carried out through face-to-face interviews using purposeful and theoretical sampling. Data analysis was performed based on Strauss and Corbin 2008.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The core category was identified as \"separated registration\" explaining the process of collecting and recording road traffic injury data. Other variables obtained using the Strauss and Corbin Paradigm model were categorized as context, casual, intervening, strategies, and outcomes factors. The findings were classified into five groups including lack of trust in road safety promotion, process factors, management and organizational factors, failure of quality assurance, and administrative and organizational culture.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The most important theory is \"separated registration\" and non-systematic registry system of road traffic injury data which is shown in a conceptual model. The findings of this study will help policymakers for better understanding the collecting and recording of RTI information.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":"87-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435081/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38890116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Identification of household dangers by parents from adult versus child visual perspective. 父母从成人和儿童的视觉角度对家庭危险的识别。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-10 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1654
Jackson Vane, Lynne Fullerton, Robert Sapién
{"title":"Identification of household dangers by parents from adult versus child visual perspective.","authors":"Jackson Vane,&nbsp;Lynne Fullerton,&nbsp;Robert Sapién","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1654","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1654","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study utilized videos from a child's and an adult's perspective to determine whether perspective influences the number of hazards identified by parents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study measured number of household dangers parents' identified. Parents (n=106) were randomized to view either the child or adult perspective videos. Groups did not differ with respect to median age (p=0.51), education (p=0.55), or number of children living at home (p=0.64).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Median number of hazards identified in the bedroom was 3 for participants watching videos taken at either adult or child perspective (p=0.32). Parents viewing child perspective videos of the kitchen identified significantly more hazards (median=4) than parents viewing adult perspective videos (median=3) (p=0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although video height (perspective) did not influence the number of hazards identified in the bedroom, parents who observed the kitchen video taken at a child's height identified more hazards than those viewing a video at adult height.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":"121-126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435079/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39171338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The mitigating effect of low firearm background check requirements on firearm homicides in border states. 低枪支背景调查要求对边境州枪支杀人案的缓解作用。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-03 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1555
Todd R Ashworth, Claudia A Kozinetz
{"title":"The mitigating effect of low firearm background check requirements on firearm homicides in border states.","authors":"Todd R Ashworth,&nbsp;Claudia A Kozinetz","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Firearm-related violence is a significant public health issue in the US. Research has found an increase in guns used in crimes sourced from low gun law states into high gun law states. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of distance from states without universal background checks (UBC), background checks at shows (BCS), or permit to purchase (PTP) laws on firearm homicide rates in states with them.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>States were identified based on their enactment of laws that are designed to prevent the private sale of firearms to criminals. Demographic data for each county were obtained for the years 2014 through 2017. The border distance from a county in a state with the evaluated gun laws to the nearest border state without the gun laws was obtained using Google Maps. Multiple regression analyses were performed to test the relationship between border distance and firearm homicide rates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The regression model evaluating all formats found the border distance was negatively associated with firearm homicides (p=.009). The parameter estimate indicated as border distance increased, the firearm homicide rate decreased. When counties with UBC or PTP on all guns were evaluated separately from all formats model, the statistical significance was lost (p=.62). In counties where all handgun sales either require a background check or a PTP is required, the distance was also not statistically significant (p=.11).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides evidence that there may be a mitigating effect on the reduction of firearm homicides in states that require background checks or PTP on private sales when there is a state in close proximity that did not have these laws. Limited counties at certain distances may have contributed to the insignificant findings in other models.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":"111-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435077/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38942021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Barriers to using a helmet among motorcyclist students: a qualitative study. 摩托车学生使用头盔的障碍:一项定性研究。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-04-07 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1543
Vahid Ranaei, Zahra Hosseini, Sakineh Dadipoor
{"title":"Barriers to using a helmet among motorcyclist students: a qualitative study.","authors":"Vahid Ranaei,&nbsp;Zahra Hosseini,&nbsp;Sakineh Dadipoor","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1543","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Helmet use rates among motorcyclists are low and various factors are involved. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the use of helmet in motorcycle students in Iran (Bandar Abbas city) in 2019.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The research was qualitative and data were collected through individual interviews and observations and were interpreted by content analysis method. Participants were 15 motorcyclist students studying in public health (6), nursing (4), dentistry (2), medicine (1), health education (1) and biochemistry (1). They were purposefully included in the study and sampling continued until data saturation. The main tool for data collection was deep semi-structured interviews with open answers which lasted for 20 to 60 minutes. Finally, 15 interviews were collected in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The five main categories (economic, family, socio-cultural, individual, and riding rules) were extracted from the data that each had a subclass.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Different factors in micro and macro dimensions play a role in the use of helmets among motorcyclists. Consideration of these factors by the relevant organizations in the field of traffic can increase the use of helmets.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":"81-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435078/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25577539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Determining factors on volunteers' presence in hospital response to disasters and emergencies: a qualitative study. 决定志愿者在医院应对灾害和紧急情况的因素:一项定性研究。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-10 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1583
Forouzandeh Jannat, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Kiyoumars Allahbakhshi, Javad Aghazadeh-Attari, Saeedeh Nateghinia, Iraj Mohebbi
{"title":"Determining factors on volunteers' presence in hospital response to disasters and emergencies: a qualitative study.","authors":"Forouzandeh Jannat,&nbsp;Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh,&nbsp;Kiyoumars Allahbakhshi,&nbsp;Javad Aghazadeh-Attari,&nbsp;Saeedeh Nateghinia,&nbsp;Iraj Mohebbi","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1583","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Volunteers' presence, as a critical issue in hospital response to disasters and emergencies, helps to readiness and quick response to the phenomena, preventing deaths caused by such incidences. This study aimed to determine the main factors affecting popular volunteers' presence in hospital response to disasters and emergencies in Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative study, conducted on 31 semi-structured interviews during the years 2019 and 2020, concerning emergency specialist working in various health organization nationwide between June 2019 and April 2020. The non-structured and semi-structured interviews were adopted to gather concept code and analyzed using Graneheim recommendation method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four main categories, identified as effective factors on volunteers' presence in hospital response to disasters and emergencies, including nine subcategories: (1) organizing and managing volunteers (with two sub-categories: (a) calling and registering volunteers, and (b) identifying volunteers' ability); (2) organizational structure (with two sub-categories: (a) operational planning and (b) coordination and communication); (3) training (with two sub-categories: (a) training in disasters and (b) volunteer training); and (4) volunteer challenges (with three sub-categories: (a) volunteer interaction with organizations, (b) volunteer logistics, and (c) volunteering culture).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Exploring effective factors as regards volunteers' presence in hospital response phase in disasters to adopt a policy based on the experiences of managers and heads of health can help planners to provide effective design and implementation. It can scientifically contribute to disaster risk management and hospital emergency response in Iran.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":"127-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435082/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39171337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Identifying indicators and evaluation steps with suggestions for improving trauma care in Iran: experts' perspective. 确定指标和评估步骤,并提出改善伊朗创伤护理的建议:专家的观点。
Journal of injury & violence research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-04-24 DOI: 10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1589
Yalda Mousazadeh, Ali Janati, Mahboub Pouraghaei, Homayoun Sadeghi Bazargani
{"title":"Identifying indicators and evaluation steps with suggestions for improving trauma care in Iran: experts' perspective.","authors":"Yalda Mousazadeh,&nbsp;Ali Janati,&nbsp;Mahboub Pouraghaei,&nbsp;Homayoun Sadeghi Bazargani","doi":"10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v13i2.1589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Trauma is one of the major causes of mortality across the world. Trauma patients have critical status and need timely, adequate, and organized care. The different consequences of trauma care among service centers around the world and even within a country revealed the need for careful evaluation. This study was designed and executed to collect experts' opinions on the evaluation steps, related indicators, and improvement strategies in trauma care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative study was based on a conventional content analysis approach. 2 focus group discussions (FGD) with 6 participants per FGD and 16 face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted to collect the required information (from September 2018 to early 2019). Participants were selected through the purposive sampling method. The experts' viewpoints were classified by the main and sub themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four basic themes extracted from the interviews and focus group discussions including, trauma care importance (sub-themes: the involved individuals' being young and productive and the effectiveness of trauma care); trauma care indicators (sub-themes: pre-hospital indicators, in-hospital indicators, and post-hospital indicators); stages of trauma care evaluation (sub-themes: evaluation prerequisites, finalization of indicators before the evaluation, determining evaluation time scope, determining evaluation dimensions, external and internal evaluation and use of evaluation results); trauma care improvement (sub-themes: balancing workload in trauma centers, enhancement of information system, considering extra-organizational dimensions in trauma care and empowerment of trauma care providers).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>According to experts' viewpoints, trauma is a very important issue, because it involves young people. They believed that having indicators covering all aspects of care assist health managers and policymakers to understand under-standard performance. These indicators should be used in the form of a specific evaluation program and related to Iran context. Besides, reforming macro policies, planning, development of infrastructures, and education was some recommendations of experts to improve trauma care.</p>","PeriodicalId":73795,"journal":{"name":"Journal of injury & violence research","volume":"13 2","pages":"99-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435083/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38903650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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