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The Presence of Women in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services from the Perspective of the Staff: A Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study
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Ebrahim Aziznejhad   , Abbas Dadashzadeh , Parveen Sarbakhsh , Elnaz Asghari * , Faranak Jabbarzadeh |
| Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran , asghari.elnaz@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (112 Views) |
Background & aim: Women have been present in pre-hospital emergency in most countries; but recently such a decision has been made in Iran. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the opinion of the employees regarding the feasibility of the presence of women in order to meet the needs of the service recipients. The present study was conducted with the aim of assessing the feasibility of women's presence in pre-hospital emergency missions from the staff's point of view.
Methods: This research was a cross sectional study. The research community was the employees working in the emergency departments of the medical system in the East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Sampling was done by stratified random method and random sampling was done from all cities in proportion to the volume of each stratify on the entire population. Finally, 326 employees were included in the study. A researcher-made tool with three subscales was used to collect data.
Results: According to the findings, the acceptance rate of women's presence in the pre-hospital emergency was high from the staff's point of view. However, the current conditions and facilities are considered to be not enough. In addition, according to the findings, having a strong spirit, crisis management in difficult and heartbreaking conditions, covering gender differences and being in harmony with cultural, religious and social principles were declared as the most important expectations of the employees from the role of women in the pre-hospital emergency system.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, the staff consider the presence of women in the pre-hospital emergency as necessary, but first special facilities should be provided for their presence and reasonable expectations should be considered for them. Based on these findings, it is recommended that policymakers focus on the level of the society's culture, the conditions for hiring female personnel, adding specialized equipment, modifying and changing work rules, so that the presence of female personnel in the pre-hospital emergency system is possible. |
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| Keywords: Ambulances, Emergencies, Emergency Medical Technicians, Women |
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Received: 2024/06/18 | Accepted: 2024/08/6 | Published: 2024/11/2
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