About the Authors
- Aaron Orkin
-
* E-mail: aorkin@nosm.ca
¶AO and DV are joint senior authors on this work.
Affiliations Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Canada, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- David VanderBurgh
-
¶AO and DV are joint senior authors on this work.
Affiliation Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Canada
- Karen Born
-
Affiliation Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Mike Webster
-
Affiliation Hamilton Emergency Services, Hamilton, Canada
- Sarah Strickland
-
Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Jackson Beardy
-
Affiliation Sachigo Lake First Nation, Canada
Competing Interests
AO, DV and SS have worked for Wilderness Medical Associates International, a wilderness medicine education organization. MW is director of Wilderness Medical Associates International. This organization was not involved in the research submitted as part of this manuscript but does provide medical training to laypersons in remote/wilderness contexts. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Analyzed the data: AO DV KB JB. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: AO DV. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AO DV KB MW SS JB. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: AO DV KB MW SS JB. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: AO DV KB MW SS JB.