Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: a cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont

Section of Emergency Medicine (VanderBurgh, Savage), Division of Clinical Sciences and Human Sciences Division (Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Centre for Applied Health Research (Dubois), St. Joseph’s Care Group; School of Nursing (Dubois), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University; Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Binguis), Thunder Bay, Ont.; Windigo First Nations Council (Maxwell); Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (Bocking, Farrell), Sioux Lookout, Ont.; Division of General Surgery (Tien), Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Human Kinetics (Ritchie), Faculty of Health and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Ritchie), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Orkin), University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Orkin), St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ont