Community-based first aid: a program report on the intersection of community-based participatory research and first aid education in a remote Canadian Aboriginal community

David VanderBurgh

qualifications: MD CCFP(EM)

contribution: original concept

position: Assistant Professor

Rachel Jamieson

qualifications: Diploma of Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Primary Care Paramedic

Jackson Beardy

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Health Director

I work for our First Nation Health Authority, trying to improve the betterment of our First Nation people. Looking in finding ways to improve medical emergency response in remote locations.

Stephen Ritchie

qualifications: MBA

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Assistant Professor

Canada

My research interests are focused on understanding the holistic health benefits and therapeutic outomes from outdoor adventure and contact with nature. I am currently collaborating on the development, implementation and evaluation of an outdoor adventure leadership experience designed to promote resilience and well-being for First Nations adolescents from one community in northern Ontario, Canada.

Aaron Orkin

qualifications: MD CCFP

contribution: designed the project

position: Assistant Professor

Canada