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Mostafa Roshanzadeh1 
, Mahdi Poornazari *2 , Mohammad Hossein Khalilzadeh Naghneh3 , Mina Shirvani1 , Mohammad Taghi Nasiri1 , Ali Taj4
, Mahdi Poornazari *2 , Mohammad Hossein Khalilzadeh Naghneh3 , Mina Shirvani1 , Mohammad Taghi Nasiri1 , Ali Taj4
1- Nursing Department, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
2- Nursing Department, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. ,mahdipoornazari@gmail.com
3- Department of Medical Emergency, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
4- Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Iranian Research Center on Healthy Aging, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
2- Nursing Department, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. ,
3- Department of Medical Emergency, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
4- Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Iranian Research Center on Healthy Aging, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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Background: The Time taken for pre-hospital emergency services to arrive at the scene of an accident plays an effective role in saving patients' lives, and identifying factors affecting this time needs to be investigated. Therefore, the present study was conducted to explain the factors influencing the arrival time of pre-hospital emergency personnel at the emergency scenes.
Materials and Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 2022 using the conventional content analysis method. Seventeen pre-hospital emergency staff were purposively (inclusion criteria: willingness and ability to express experiences, having at least 6 months of experience working in pre-hospital emergency) selected, and data were collected through in-depth, individual, semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Granheim and Lundman's approach.
Results: The results included three categories (barriers to care, systemic barriers, and environmental barriers) and seventeen subcategories (human barriers, barriers related to inter-organizational inconsistency, inappropriate urban planning, unsafe care environment, facility and equipment deficiencies, lack of professional staff, and systemic barriers).
Discussion: The results of various studies show that a wide range of obstacles, including equipment, human resources, organizational and urban structure, can affect the time it takes emergency personnel to reach the scene of an accident.
Conclusion: Effective training and the provision of sufficient manpower to meet regional needs play an effective role in improving the performance of the emergency response system. Coordinating with city managers to improve area and city addresses can significantly reduce the time it takes for personnel to reach the scene of an incident.
Materials and Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 2022 using the conventional content analysis method. Seventeen pre-hospital emergency staff were purposively (inclusion criteria: willingness and ability to express experiences, having at least 6 months of experience working in pre-hospital emergency) selected, and data were collected through in-depth, individual, semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Granheim and Lundman's approach.
Results: The results included three categories (barriers to care, systemic barriers, and environmental barriers) and seventeen subcategories (human barriers, barriers related to inter-organizational inconsistency, inappropriate urban planning, unsafe care environment, facility and equipment deficiencies, lack of professional staff, and systemic barriers).
Discussion: The results of various studies show that a wide range of obstacles, including equipment, human resources, organizational and urban structure, can affect the time it takes emergency personnel to reach the scene of an accident.
Conclusion: Effective training and the provision of sufficient manpower to meet regional needs play an effective role in improving the performance of the emergency response system. Coordinating with city managers to improve area and city addresses can significantly reduce the time it takes for personnel to reach the scene of an incident.
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