This document discusses the importance of medical rehabilitation after natural disasters. It notes that disasters often result in a large number of new disabilities alongside existing disabled populations, yet rehabilitation medicine has historically played a limited role in disaster response. The document outlines the methodology used in reviewing evidence on rehabilitation interventions after disasters. It presents a case study of spinal cord injuries following earthquakes and argues that physiatrists' involvement is indispensable in the post-disaster phase to prevent complications and debilitating effects of prolonged immobility. The document concludes by calling for physiatrists to be consulted earlier in disaster response planning to utilize their expertise.
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1. Medical Rehabilitation after Disasters: Why, When, How? Farooq .A.Rathore Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Combined Military Hospital PanoAqilCantt, Pakistan Member , ISPRM Assembly of Delegates
2. Role of Medical Rehabilitation in natural Disasters: An ISPRM Discussion paper Farooq .A.Rathore MD Jianan Li, MD Jan D. Reinhardt, PhD Andrew J. Haig, MD Jim Gosney, MD DeLisa, Joel, MD MS
5. Background Large number of new onset disabilities with pre-existing disabled population No or Little role of Rehabilitation Medicine in Disasters Katrina to Haiti ---- A decade of change 5th World Congress of ISPRM at Istanbul, Turkey, 13-17 June 2009 --- Motion passed at BOG meeting Sub-Committee on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief (RDRC) within ISPRM WHO Liaison Committee ---June 2010.
7. Searching for evidence Highest level of evidence and ethical issues involved Available options Limitations of disaster Rehabilitation related research Limited time to plan research and collect data Compromised record keeping Problems with documenting functional outcomes/ gains Little or no physiatrist involvement.
12. Spinal Cord Injuries Most devastating neurological disability âThe most neglected of all patients injured in an earthquakeâ Bam (Iran) --------Haiti 2010 Every body wants to be a hero Physiatrist s involvement ----Indispensible
17. Medical Rehabilitation after Disasters: Why, When, How? Farooq .A.Rathore Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Combined Military Hospital PanoAqilCantt, Pakistan Member , ISPRM Assembly of Delegates
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20. A SCI survivorâs narrative âWhen the earthquake happened I was struck on my back by the falling debris and had severe backache when rescued from the rubble. I walked to the Neelum stadium and waited for my turn to be rescued. When the pain became unbearable I lied down. I still remember when people lifted me from my feet and arms to put me in the helicopter, I could hear my back snap and suddenly I was numb from waist down and couldnât move my lower limbs. They told me after 3 days in Rawalpindi that I had a broken backâ
27. Conclusions Physiatrists can help in the post disaster phase by offering their expertise in the prevention of pressure ulcers, positioning techniques, prevention of thromboembolism, conservative management of SCI and preventing debilitating effects of prolonged immobility following major injuries. It is important that physiatrists should be consulted in disaster response plans and their expertise utilized earlier rather than late when preventable complications have already occurred.
28. Acknowledgments Prof Andrew Haig MD Jan D. Reinhardt, PhD Emerging Nations Science Foundation, Italy IRF colleagues SMEâs all around the globe