Table 2.

EMTs' experiences of the challenges of prehospital care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Subcategories	Categories
Need for information	Restless society
Limited perception of the COVID-19 risk
Obsessive use of disinfectants
Fear over the transmission of COVID-19 to self and others	Difficult care delivery conditions
Burnout due to heavy workload
Altered communication with hospital staff
Ethical conflicts
Lack of a definite treatment plan	Unprepared organization
Lack of protective equipment
Staff shortage due to the affliction of EMTs by COVID-19
Inadequate support by authorities