First Nations communities cope with lack of emergency response resources – CBC
Dec 02, 2016
Sachigo Lake First Nation among remote Indigenous communities without paramedics, doctor or even X-ray machine
When six-year-old Jedediah Barkman from Sachigo Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario broke his arm on Sept. 11, he had to wait two days to be flown out for an X-ray.
The local nursing station has an X-ray machine, but it doesn’t work — an all-too-common situation in First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario.
Most remote communities in the region have limited emergency response resources, meaning they often have to get creative when faced with an injury or illness.
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/first-nations-emergency-response-health-1.3826391
