First responders’ experiences with major earthquakes in Türkiye: a qualitative study of innovation needs and challenges

Table 1 Participant demographics

Participant code	First responder type	Gender	Years worked	Number of working days in the earthquake zone	Participants’ earthquake related events history
P1	Fire fighter	Male	10	10 days	Present
P2	Fire fighter	Male	9	9 days	Present
P3	Fire fighter	Male	10	13 days	Present
P4	Fire fighter	Male	10	13 days	Present
P5	Fire fighter	Male	10	13 days	Present
P6	Fire fighter	Male	10	13 days	Present
P7	Physician	Male	35	3 days	Present
P8	Physician	Female	25	6 days	Present
P9	Paramedic	Female	15	6 days	Present
P10	Paramedic	Male	15	6. days	Present
P11	Paramedic	Male	10	9 days	Present
P12	Fire fighter	Male	15	9 days	Present
P13	Paramedic	Male	35	7 days	Present
P14	Fire fighter	Male	15	10 days	Present
P15	Physician	Male	15	6 days	Present

ISSN: 1471-227X