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Developing a Context-Bound Model for Hospital Triage in Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents in the Health System of Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2021

Jafar Bazyar Open the ORCID record for Jafar Bazyar [Opens in a new window] ,
Mehrdad Farrokhi ,
Amir Salari ,
Mehdi Noroozi  and
Hamidreza Khankeh
Jafar Bazyar
Affiliation:
Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mehrdad Farrokhi
Affiliation:
Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Amir Salari
Affiliation:
Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mehdi Noroozi
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hamidreza Khankeh*
Affiliation:
Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Hamid Reza Khankeh, Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Objective:

The aim of this study was to develop a context-bound model of hospital triage in disasters and mass casualty incidents in the health system of Iran.

Methods:

This study was done using a sequential mixed method. Data were analyzed using Expert Choice software program.

Results:

In the qualitative phase, 27 specialists were interviewed. Walking and purposeful movement, airway and respiration, circulatory status, and mental indices were included in the finalized model. In the quantitative phase, 21 participants responded to a questionnaire for weighting and ranking the final indices based on 3 competing options, including clinical importance of the index, lack of complexity and simplicity in implementation, and speed of implementation. The index of walking and purposeful movements weighing 0.300 and ranking 1, airway and respiration weighing 0.276 and ranking 2, blood circulatory status weighing 0.245 and ranking 3, and finally mental status weighing 0.179 and ranking 4 were obtained.

Conclusions:

This is the first attempt to design and develop a new context-bound model of hospital triage in disasters and mass casualties in Iran. The development of new triage models is a dynamic and continuous process, and changes will be applied to them, in case further developments and improvements are required.

Keywords

disastershospitalmass casualty incidentstriage
Type
Original Research
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , June 2022 , pp. 991 - 998
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© Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2021

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