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<title>Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly</title>
<title_fa>فصلنامه سلامت در حوادث و بلایا</title_fa>
<short_title>Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly</short_title>
<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
<web_url>http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir</web_url>
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<journal_id_issn>2345-4210</journal_id_issn>
<journal_id_issn_online>2345-4210</journal_id_issn_online>
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<journal_id_doi>10.32598/hdq</journal_id_doi>
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<language>en</language>
<pubdate>
	<type>jalali</type>
	<year>1403</year>
	<month>1</month>
	<day>1</day>
</pubdate>
<pubdate>
	<type>gregorian</type>
	<year>2024</year>
	<month>4</month>
	<day>1</day>
</pubdate>
<volume>9</volume>
<number>3</number>
<publish_type>online</publish_type>
<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
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	<article>


	<language>en</language>
	<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
	<title_fa></title_fa>
	<title>Identifying and Conceptualizing the Improvement Dimensions of Pre-hospital Emergency Time Indicators in Qazvin City, Iran: A Qualitative Study</title>
	<subject_fa>کیفی</subject_fa>
	<subject>Qualitative</subject>
	<content_type_fa>پژوهشي</content_type_fa>
	<content_type>Research</content_type>
	<abstract_fa></abstract_fa>
	<abstract>&lt;strong&gt;Background&lt;/strong&gt;: Pre-hospital care is crucial in supervising and handling urgent patients and medical crises. Emergency medical centers&amp;rsquo; swifter response and heightened precision lead to time efficiency and alleviate the burden on hospital capacities. This research pinpoints the influential factors contributing to the enhancement of pre-hospital emergency time indicators at Qazvin University of Medical Sciences.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; In this research, a qualitative methodology using the content analysis technique was adopted to explore and derive influential elements to enhance time-based metrics. Information was gathered via semi-structured interviews, involving 10 individuals, including authorities, academic personnel, technicians, and specialized physicians stationed within educational and medical institutions&amp;rsquo; emergency units. These participants were selected via purposeful sampling. Following the categorization and interconnection of these categories, a conceptual framework was formulated.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;: A total of 14 overarching aspects, encompassing staff readiness, skilled workforce, human resource administration, infrastructure and institutional amenities, communication and information technology oversight, intelligence, impactful environmental elements, patient-linked variables, proficient scene management elements, adherence to national protocols, contextual factors, inter-organizational harmony and collaboration, noteworthy attributes of the receiving treatment center, and feasibility of catering to the vulnerable populace resulted in the identification of a total of 41 influential constituents.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: The research findings demonstrated that enhancements in base quantity, ambulance count, provisioning superior and top-tier equipment, augmenting staff numbers, designing enhanced training schemes for emergency medical services team members, and integrating contemporary technology and equipment could serve as viable resolutions for advancing time indicators.</abstract>
	<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
	<keyword>Pre-hospital emergency, Time indicators, Improvement dimensions</keyword>
	<start_page>221</start_page>
	<end_page>238</end_page>
	<web_url>http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-571-1&amp;slc_lang=en&amp;sid=1</web_url>


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	<author>
	<first_name>Fariba</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Naseri</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>fariba_na1374@yahoo.com</email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid>0009-0006-8644-4017</orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>Omid</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Khosravizadeh</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>omid.khosravizadeh@gmail.com</email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid>0000-0001-6893-3489</orcid>
	<coreauthor>Yes
</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>Yousof Akbari</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Shahrestanaki</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>omid_asemani@yahoo.com</email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid>0000-0002-0018-954X</orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


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	</article>
</articleset>
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