Community-Based Emergency Care: A Model for Prehospital Care in Remote Canadian Communities

CJEM. 2016 Sep;18(5):385-8. doi: 10.1017/cem.2016.339. Epub 2016 Jul 25.

Authors

A M Orkin¹, D VanderBurgh², S D Ritchie³, J D Curran², J Beardy⁴

Affiliations

¹ *Dalla Lana School of Public Health,University of Toronto,Toronto,ON.
² ‡Northern Ontario School of Medicine,Thunder Bay,ON.
³ §Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research,Laurentian University,Sudbury,ON.
⁴ ¶Nishnawbe Aski Nation,Thunder Bay,ON.

PMID: 27452641
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2016.339

No abstract available

Keywords: Aboriginal health; First Response; community-based health care; prehospital care; rural and remote health.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Canada
Community Health Services / organization & administration*
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
Female
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Health Services, Indigenous / organization & administration*
Humans
Male
Medically Underserved Area
Models, Organizational
Needs Assessment
Patient Safety*
Rural Population