Challenges of prehospital emergency staff in the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological research

Objective: pre-hospital emergency staff are involved in the front line of care for covid-19 patients and face many challenges. the aim of this study was to explore the challenges of prehospital emergency staff in the covid-19 pandemic.methods: this qualitative research was conducted with a descriptive phenomenological approach. purposeful sampling was applied and data collection was done through semi-structured interviews. participants consisted of 16 pre-hospital emergency staff. data analysis was performed using the colaizzi approach.results: data analysis revealed five main themes including safety against covid-19, knowledge deficit, fear and worry, challenges of transporting patients to the hospital, and selflessness.conclusion: pre-hospital emergency staff face many problems in personal, professional, equipment and cultural fields in the covid-19 epidemic. in this regard, special attention from health systems is mandatory.