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Published in: BMC Emergency Medicine 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Research

Facilitators and barriers to collaboration between pre-hospital emergency and emergency department in traffic accidents: a qualitative study

Authors: Hasan Jamshidi, Reza Khani Jazani, Ali Khani Jeihooni, Ahmad Alibabaei, Shahram Alamdari, Majid Najafi Kalyani

Published in: BMC Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

Death caused by traffic accidents is one of the major problems of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Rapid handover of the traffic accident victims and proper collaboration between the pre-hospital and emergency departments (EDs) play a critical role in improving the treatment process and decreasing the number of accidental deaths. Considering the importance of the collaboration between pre-hospital and emergency departments, this study was designed to investigate the facilitators and barriers of collaboration between pre-hospital and emergency departments in traffic accidents.

Method

This research is a qualitative study using content analysis. In order to collect data, semi-structured interviews were used. Seventeen subjects (including pre-hospital and emergency department personnel, emergency medicine specialists, and hospital managers) were selected through purposive sampling and were interviewed. After transcribing and reviewing interviews, data analysis was performed with the qualitative content analysis approach.

Results

The participants consisted of 17 individuals (15 persons in pre-hospital and emergency departments with at least three years of work experience, one emergency medicine specialist and one hospital manager) who were selected by purposive sampling. The interviews were analyzed and three main categories and seven sub-categories were extracted. The main categories included “individual capabilities”, “development of mutual understanding”, and “infrastructures and processes”.

Discussion

Proper and practical planning and policymaking to strengthen facilitators and eliminate barriers to collaborate between pre-hospital and emergency departments are key points in promoting collaboration between these two important sectors of health system and reducing the traffic accident casualties in Iran.
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Metadata
Title
Facilitators and barriers to collaboration between pre-hospital emergency and emergency department in traffic accidents: a qualitative study
Authors
Hasan Jamshidi
Reza Khani Jazani
Ali Khani Jeihooni
Ahmad Alibabaei
Shahram Alamdari
Majid Najafi Kalyani
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-227X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00828-4

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