Sabina Fattah1, Kari Milch Agledahl2, Marius Rehn1, Torben Wisborg3. 1. 1Department of Research and Development,Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation,Drøbak,Norway. 2. 3Department of Clinical Medicine,University of Tromsø,Tromsø,Norway. 3. 2Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences,University of Tromsø,Tromsø,Norway.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The transfer of experiences gained after prehospital medical responses to major incidents has largely been nonsystematic, and better-structured reporting methods have been advocated. A consensus-based template was recently created and implemented as an open-access website. This qualitative study assessed the feasibility of using the template and reporting site. METHODS: Informants who had used or who had been asked to use the template were interviewed. The semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim, and the transcripts were analyzed by using an inductive approach based on grounded theory methodology. RESULTS: The major theme identified was a need for "defining purpose" as explained by the minor themes "relevance," "scope," "resources," and "usefulness." Informants reported that the template content needed to be revised and that the scope and rationale behind each question should be conveyed to the user. Resources necessary for reporting and clarity regarding the aim and outcome also need to be communicated to users and policy-makers. The interface between informants and the template is critical. CONCLUSIONS: Informants considered the template and website useful but reported that the workload exceeded their expectations. Despite pilot testing of the template before implementation, early revision of the template is recommended. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:403-406).
OBJECTIVE: The transfer of experiences gained after prehospital medical responses to major incidents has largely been nonsystematic, and better-structured reporting methods have been advocated. A consensus-based template was recently created and implemented as an open-access website. This qualitative study assessed the feasibility of using the template and reporting site. METHODS: Informants who had used or who had been asked to use the template were interviewed. The semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim, and the transcripts were analyzed by using an inductive approach based on grounded theory methodology. RESULTS: The major theme identified was a need for "defining purpose" as explained by the minor themes "relevance," "scope," "resources," and "usefulness." Informants reported that the template content needed to be revised and that the scope and rationale behind each question should be conveyed to the user. Resources necessary for reporting and clarity regarding the aim and outcome also need to be communicated to users and policy-makers. The interface between informants and the template is critical. CONCLUSIONS: Informants considered the template and website useful but reported that the workload exceeded their expectations. Despite pilot testing of the template before implementation, early revision of the template is recommended. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:403-406).
Keywords:
emergency medicine; feasibility study; major incident; systematic reporting
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