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.

A/Prof 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