title: The development of a spinal injuries unit in Armenia.
abstract: 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.
authors: Austin Hospital Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Burke
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Brown
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Hill
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Balian
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Araratian
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Vartanian
mesh_terms: D001136:Armenia; D004190:Disasters; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008493:Medical Missions; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012011:Red Cross; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*