Table 2 The extracd codes, ategoies, and subcategories
Category | Subcategory | Code |
|---|---|---|
Planning | Uidelines and policies | Updating protocols |
Increasing capacity | ||
Safety and security | Safe flight conditions | |
Safety at the scene of accidents | ||
Management of crowds | ||
Safety workshops | ||
Safety of hangars | ||
Management of resources | Financial resources | Cost of maintaining helicopters |
High cost of flights | ||
Costly services | ||
Inadequate credit | ||
High cost of spare parts (due to sanctions) | ||
Acquiring funds from outside hospital sources for building helipads | ||
Acquiring funds from bodies responsible for crisis management | ||
Performance of the personnel | Preparation for disaster | |
Reducing response time | ||
Transporting equipment and personnel in the shortest possible time | ||
quick evaluation of accidents | ||
Management of the scene of accidents | ||
Equipment | Provision of spare parts | |
Provision of equipment for night flights | ||
Provision of appropriate and uniform gears | ||
Smart equipment | ||
Provision of medical equipment fit for use in helicopters (defibrillators) | ||
Structure | Building helipads | |
Accessing hard-to-reach and mountainous areas | ||
Identifying disaster-prone areas | ||
Placing helipad construction among hospitals’ financial allocations | ||
Improving infrastructure | ||
Updating procedures | Helicopters | Upgrading air vehicles |
Helicopters equipped for night flights | ||
Ownership of helicopters | ||
Helicopter hangars | ||
Physical restrictions inside helicopters | ||
Restrictions in transporting victims by helicopter | ||
Solutions to sanction-related barriers to acquiring specialized helicopters and equipment | ||
Restrictions in military helicopters flying over residential areas | ||
Standards | Standard equipment | |
Systematizing requests for helicopters | ||
Disaster response protocols | ||
Influential factors in quality of services | Restricted access to victims | |
Sanctions | ||
Non-medical requests for helicopters | ||
Delay in missions | ||
Disregard for training in practice | ||
Empowerment of human resources | Education | Educating the HEMS and GEMS personnel |
Education in management of the scene of accidents Educating personnel specialized in air emergency services in schools | ||
Educating the police force and Red Crescent personnel | ||
Education designed to enhance the satisfaction of the personnel’s families | ||
Training | Scientific and practical workshops | |
Stress-inducing factors | Weather conditions | |
Being the only paramedic on a flight | ||
Promotion and retention | Making use of the experience of retired personnel and peers | |
Motivating the personnel |