An environmental scan of emergency response systems and services in remote First Nations communities in Northern Ontario
Mew EJ, Ritchie SD, VanderBurgh D, Beardy JL, Gordon J, Fortune M, Mamakwa S, Orkin AM. An environmental scan of emergency response systems and services in remote First Nations communities in Northern Ontario. International Journal Of Circumpolar Health 2017, 76: 1320208. PMID: 28494638, PMCID: PMC5497541, DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2017.1320208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulancesArctic RegionsBurnout, ProfessionalCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchEmergency Medical DispatchEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Medical TechniciansHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services, IndigenousHealth WorkforceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIndians, North AmericanOntarioPersonnel SelectionQualitative ResearchRural Health ServicesVolunteersConceptsFirst Nations communitiesNations communitiesCommunity-based participatory researchRemote Indigenous communitiesVolunteer emergency servicesEmergency care systemKey informant interviewsRemote First Nations communitiesEmergency response systemPolitical groupingsIndigenous communitiesParticipatory researchInformant interviewsEnvironmental scan approachInterview dataCultural needsCommunity health leadersCare systemNorthern OntarioResponse capacityRoad accessCommunityQualitative analysisHealth leadersFirst aid training