Title

Protest Medicine: How To Leverage Your Role As A Provider During Civil Unrest

Creator

Casey-John Keyes, University of New EnglandFollow
Wyatt Blackstone, University of New EnglandFollow
Bethany Gruskin, University of New EnglandFollow
John Caswell, University of New EnglandFollow
Chris Eidson, University of New EnglandFollow

Files

Description

Research presentation describing the following event: This was an interdisciplinary event educating and informing participants on how different health care providers can leverage their role to provide basic First Aid and Medical support to communities during civil unrest. The event was inspired by the protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and discusses the role of a Street Medic. The event was led by a team of University of New England (UNE) students hailing from: the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, the Masters of Occupational Therapy program, the Accelerated Bachelors of Science in Nursing program, and the Westbrook College of Health Professionals.

Publication Date

4-2021

Disciplines

Interprofessional Education

Access/Rights

© 2021 The Authors

Notes

The authors were UNE students in the following programs when this research was conducted: Keyes, Osteopathic Medicine; Blackstone, Health Wellness and Occupational Studies; Gruskin, Occupational Therapy; Caswell, Nursing; Eidson, Physical Therapy.

Research poster is included as supplemental file: Emergency Medical Responders With New Healthcare Roles Reflect On Collaboration Within The Civil Unrest Context.

Preferred Citation

Keyes, Casey-John; Blackstone, Wyatt; Gruskin, Bethany; Caswell, John; and Eidson, Chris, "Protest Medicine: How To Leverage Your Role As A Provider During Civil Unrest" (2021). CECE Spring Poster Session 2021. 5.
https://dune.une.edu/cecespring2021/5