Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: a cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data
BACKGROUND: For about 25 000 Ontarians living in remote northern First Nations communities, seeing a doctor in an emergency department requires flying in an airplane or helicopter. This study describes the demographic and epidemiologic characteristics of patients transported from these communities t...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:7252685 2023-05-15T16:15:52+02:00 Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: a cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data VanderBurgh, David Savage, David W. Dubois, Sacha Binguis, Natalie Maxwell, Sadie Bocking, Natalie Farrell, Terri Tien, Homer Ritchie, Stephen D. Orkin, Aaron 2020-05-19 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7252685/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32447282 https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20190186 en eng Joule Inc. or its licensors http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7252685/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32447282 http://dx.doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20190186 Copyright 2020, Joule Inc. or its licensors CMAJ Open Research Text 2020 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20190186 2020-06-21T00:20:50Z BACKGROUND: For about 25 000 Ontarians living in remote northern First Nations communities, seeing a doctor in an emergency department requires flying in an airplane or helicopter. This study describes the demographic and epidemiologic characteristics of patients transported from these communities to access hospital-based emergency medical care. METHODS: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, we examined primary medical data on patient transportation from Ornge, the provincial medical air ambulance service provider, for 26 remote Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities in northern Ontario from 2012 to 2016. We described these transports using univariate descriptive statistics. RESULTS: Over the 5-year study period, 10 538 patients (mean 2107.6 per year) were transported by Ornge from the 26 communities. Transport incidence ranged from 9.2 to 9.5 per 100 on-reserve population per year. Women aged 65 years or more had the highest transport incidence (25.9 per 100). Girls aged 5–9 years had the lowest mean incidence (2.1 per 100). Gastrointestinal issues accounted for 13.3% of transfers. Neurologic issues, respiratory issues and trauma each accounted for about 11% of transfers, and cardiac issues for 9.6%. Patients with obstetric issues accounted for 7.6% of transfers per year, and toxicologic emergencies for 7.5%. INTERPRETATION: This study provides the epidemiologic foundation to improve emergency care and emergency transport from remote First Nation communities in Ontario. Text First Nations PubMed Central (PMC) CMAJ Open 8 2 E400 E406 |
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BACKGROUND: For about 25 000 Ontarians living in remote northern First Nations communities, seeing a doctor in an emergency department requires flying in an airplane or helicopter. This study describes the demographic and epidemiologic characteristics of patients transported from these communities to access hospital-based emergency medical care. METHODS: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, we examined primary medical data on patient transportation from Ornge, the provincial medical air ambulance service provider, for 26 remote Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities in northern Ontario from 2012 to 2016. We described these transports using univariate descriptive statistics. RESULTS: Over the 5-year study period, 10 538 patients (mean 2107.6 per year) were transported by Ornge from the 26 communities. Transport incidence ranged from 9.2 to 9.5 per 100 on-reserve population per year. Women aged 65 years or more had the highest transport incidence (25.9 per 100). Girls aged 5–9 years had the lowest mean incidence (2.1 per 100). Gastrointestinal issues accounted for 13.3% of transfers. Neurologic issues, respiratory issues and trauma each accounted for about 11% of transfers, and cardiac issues for 9.6%. Patients with obstetric issues accounted for 7.6% of transfers per year, and toxicologic emergencies for 7.5%. INTERPRETATION: This study provides the epidemiologic foundation to improve emergency care and emergency transport from remote First Nation communities in Ontario. |
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Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: a cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data |
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Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: a cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data |
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Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: a cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data |
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Epidemiologic features of medical emergencies in remote First Nations in northern Ontario: a cross-sectional descriptive study using air ambulance transport data |
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