The development of a spinal injuries unit in Armenia

A severe earthquake in December 1988 in Armenia, resulted in a large number of spinal cord injuries. A rehabilitation facility was urgently established in Yerevan by the Red Cross with volunteers from various countries outside the then Soviet Union. A programme of training of Armenian doctors, nurse...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Paraplegia 1993-03, Vol.31 (3), p.168-171
Hauptverfasser:	BURKE, D. C, BROWN, D, HILL, V, BALIAN, K, ARARATIAN, A, VARTANIAN, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Armenia Biological and medical sciences Disasters Hospital Units - organization & administration Humans Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents Medical Missions, Official Medical sciences Patient Care Team - organization & administration Physical Therapy Modalities Red Cross Spinal Cord Injuries - therapy Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	A severe earthquake in December 1988 in Armenia, resulted in a large number of spinal cord injuries. A rehabilitation facility was urgently established in Yerevan by the Red Cross with volunteers from various countries outside the then Soviet Union. A programme of training of Armenian doctors, nurses and therapists was established, and a new purpose built spinal unit planned. The new unit was opened in August 1992 and should serve as a model for similar units throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States.
ISSN:	0031-1758 1362-4393 1476-5624
DOI:	10.1038/sc.1993.32