Clinical management of quadriplegia in low and middle-income countries: a patient's road to physiotherapy, prostheses and rehabilitation

Marcus Choong; Thao Chau; Delia Chy; Allen Ross

doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-225171

Clinical management of quadriplegia in low and middle-income countries: a patient's road to physiotherapy, prostheses and rehabilitation

Marcus Choong, Thao Chau, Delia Chy, Allen Ross

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Here we discuss the follow-up case of a 27-year-old male patient from rural Philippines, who was neglected by local health services after losing all four of his limbs as a result of a high-voltage electrical accident. The case follows the patient's road to accessing prostheses, rehabilitation health services and physiotherapy. Significant disparities were found between the government health services and the private sector with respect to quality, accessibility and affordability. Access to affordable healthcare is a basic human right that must be a priority for low-income and middle-income countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225171
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1136/bcr-2018-225171

Cite this

@article{e8b42e4840da43b5ac79a943053b0385,

title = "Clinical management of quadriplegia in low and middle-income countries: a patient's road to physiotherapy, prostheses and rehabilitation",

abstract = "Here we discuss the follow-up case of a 27-year-old male patient from rural Philippines, who was neglected by local health services after losing all four of his limbs as a result of a high-voltage electrical accident. The case follows the patient's road to accessing prostheses, rehabilitation health services and physiotherapy. Significant disparities were found between the government health services and the private sector with respect to quality, accessibility and affordability. Access to affordable healthcare is a basic human right that must be a priority for low-income and middle-income countries.",

keywords = "accidents, injuries, global health, healthcare improvement and patient safety, medical management, trauma",

author = "Marcus Choong and Thao Chau and Delia Chy and Allen Ross",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.",

year = "2018",

month = jul,

day = "26",

doi = "10.1136/bcr-2018-225171",

language = "English",

volume = "2018",

pages = "1--4",

journal = "BMJ Case Reports",

issn = "1757-790X",

publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Clinical management of quadriplegia in low and middle-income countries

T2 - a patient's road to physiotherapy, prostheses and rehabilitation

AU - Choong, Marcus

AU - Chau, Thao

AU - Chy, Delia

AU - Ross, Allen

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

PY - 2018/7/26

Y1 - 2018/7/26

N2 - Here we discuss the follow-up case of a 27-year-old male patient from rural Philippines, who was neglected by local health services after losing all four of his limbs as a result of a high-voltage electrical accident. The case follows the patient's road to accessing prostheses, rehabilitation health services and physiotherapy. Significant disparities were found between the government health services and the private sector with respect to quality, accessibility and affordability. Access to affordable healthcare is a basic human right that must be a priority for low-income and middle-income countries.

AB - Here we discuss the follow-up case of a 27-year-old male patient from rural Philippines, who was neglected by local health services after losing all four of his limbs as a result of a high-voltage electrical accident. The case follows the patient's road to accessing prostheses, rehabilitation health services and physiotherapy. Significant disparities were found between the government health services and the private sector with respect to quality, accessibility and affordability. Access to affordable healthcare is a basic human right that must be a priority for low-income and middle-income countries.

KW - accidents, injuries

KW - global health

KW - healthcare improvement and patient safety

KW - medical management

KW - trauma

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056495565&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85056495565&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2018-225171

DO - 10.1136/bcr-2018-225171

M3 - Article

C2 - 30054323

AN - SCOPUS:85056495565

SN - 1757-790X

VL - 2018

SP - 1

EP - 4

JO - BMJ Case Reports

JF - BMJ Case Reports

ER -

Clinical management of quadriplegia in low and middle-income countries: a patient's road to physiotherapy, prostheses and rehabilitation

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this