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Table 2 Themes in response to question 2

From: Qualitative evaluation of trauma delays in road traffic injury patients in Maringá, Brazil

Themes

Codes

Hospital employees

SAMU employees

Total

Need for centralized station/avoid traffic

- Need to avoid traffic

- Need of a centralized station to control the care offer

2

1

3

Public education

- Education about ambulance in traffic

- Education for onlookers that slow the process of care

2

3

5

Increase personnel

- More personnel to improve attendance speed

- Need for more physicians to support patient care

1

2

3

Increase ambulances

- Increase the number of ambulances at disposal

1

0

1

Proper extrication/rapid treatment

- Provide proper and faster extrication

- Decrease time from extrication and treatment

- Improve timely access to patients

0

1

1