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标题：Management of COVID-19-related challenges faced by EMS personnel: a qualitative study
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作者：Fateme Mohammadi ; Banafsheh Tehranineshat ; Mostafa Bijani 等
期刊名称：BMC Emergency Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1471-227X
电子版ISSN：1471-227X
出版年度：2021
卷号：21
DOI：10.1186/s12873-021-00489-1
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Background As the first link in the chain of providing healthcare services in the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are faced with various challenges, which affect their professional performance. The present study aimed to identify some strategies to manage the COVID-19-related challenges faced by the pre-hospital emergency care personnel in the south of Iran. Methods In this qualitative descriptive study, 27 pre-hospital emergency care personnel who were selected through the purposeful sampling method. Data were collected through 27 semi-structured, in-depth, individual interviews. The collected data were then analyzed based on the Granheim and Lundman’s method. Results Analysis of the data resulted in the identification of 3 main themes and eight sub-themes. These three main themes were as follows: comprehensive and systematic planning, provision of medical equipment, and reduction of professional challenges. Conclusion The findings of the present study showed that, during the COVID-19 crisis, emergency medical services personnel should be provided with a comprehensive and systematic protocol to provide pre-hospital care and their performance should be assessed in terms of a set of scientific standards. Due to lack of equipment and work overload in the current crisis, emergency medical services personnel are faced with many psychological challenges, which adversely affect their quality of pre-hospital emergency care. Furthermore, emergency care senior managers should develop comprehensive protocols, provide more equipment, and eliminate professional challenges to pave the ground for improving the quality and safety of the healthcare services in pre-hospital emergency care during the current COVID-19 crisis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12873-021-00489-1.
关键词：COVID-19; Emergency medical services; Qualitative research