The development of a spinal injuries unit in Armenia.

1993-03-01

Burke, D C

Brown, D

Hill, V

Balian, K

Araratian, A

Vartanian, C

Journal Article

10.1038/sc.1993.32

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.

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Paraplegia; 31(3): 168-71

Paraplegia