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Developing an Emergency Medical Services Resilience Assessment Tool in Climate Change: A Study Protocol
Kamran Mohammadi-Janbazloufar1, Golrokh Atighechian2, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh3,4
1Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
This study developed the Emergency Medical Services Resilience Assessment (EMSRA) tool to help emergency medical services (EMS) systems prepare for climate change impacts. The EMSRA tool will enhance resilience and inform strategies for climate-related disaster preparedness.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Public Health Policy
- Disaster Medicine
Background:
- Climate change intensifies extreme weather events, threatening community health and safety.
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems face significant disruption from climate-related disasters.
- Developing robust resilience strategies and assessment tools is crucial for EMS preparedness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a comprehensive tool for assessing the resilience of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems to climate change.
- To create the Emergency Medical Services Resilience Assessment (EMSRA) tool.
Main Methods:
- An applied, mixed-methods approach was used, combining a global scoping review with qualitative interviews in Iran.
- The study involved four phases: scoping review, qualitative inquiry, pilot tool development, and psychometric validation.
- The Emergency Medical Services Resilience Assessment (EMSRA) tool was developed based on synthesized findings.
Main Results:
- The research successfully developed a pilot version of the EMSRA tool.
- The tool integrates global dimensions and context-specific components of EMS resilience.
- Validation included assessing psychometric properties for robust evaluation.
Conclusions:
- The EMSRA tool will enable systematic assessment and enhancement of EMS resilience to climate change.
- It provides critical data for evidence-based strategies to strengthen EMS against climate impacts.
- The tool supports national and provincial EMS systems in adapting to severe climate changes.
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