Assessing the links between first aid training and community resilience 7 Executive Summary 1. the context 1.1 From July 2010 to January 2011 the Research, Evaluation and Impact team undertook a study to assess the links between first aid training and community resilience. 1. 2 As a starting point, we defined three primary concepts or features of concepts used in this study – community, community resilience, and first aid outcomes. 1.3 Focus groups and a survey were the primary tools used for data collection. The survey was administered to both a control as well as an intervention (experimental) group. 1.4 Five main indicators of community resilience were identified as: > Social connectedness – feel part of the community, people in the community know the respondent, watch out for each other, and are willing to help each other. > Community efficacy – people in the community are willing to provide first aid to each other, can be relied upon to provide first aid, and are likely to take action in a scenario in which no emergency services are available.