• 1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mianyang Central Hospital, Mianyang, Sichuan 621000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P. R. China;
  • 4. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P. R. China;
HECheng-qi, Email: hxkfhcq@126.com
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Objective To analyze the state of rehabilitation after Lushan earthquake for improving the rehabilitation and personnel training system. Methods From April 21st to May 5th, 2013, we collected data related to earthquake victims and the staff structure from West China Hospital, Leshan Downtown Hospital, Emeishan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Ya'an People's Hospital through interview and field investigation. Results Two weeks after the earthquake, 25 220 victims received treatments in Sichuan Province, 6 545 surgeries were conducted, and 947 victims received postoperative early rehabilitation. A total of 392 victims received treatments in West China Hospital, Sichuan University, including 321 in-patients. In Leshan Downtown Hospital, Emeishan Hospital of TCM and Ya'an People's Hospital, the proportion of rehabilitation doctors reached 11.5% among all the doctors, the rehabilitation nurses reached to 8.6% among all nurses, and the rehabilitation therapists with certification reached to 4/5. Conclusion The construction of the rehabilitation system and discipline, the cultivation of professional personnel, and popularization of rehabilitation concept are essential for development of rehabilitation in Sichuan province.

Citation: LIUSha-xin, LEIZhong-jie, ZHANGYu-ting, ZHANGRen-gang, MAXi-chao, ZHAOYong-xiu, YUEShou-wei, HUANGDong-feng, HECheng-qi. Analysis of the Rehabilitation Status after Lushan Earthquake in Sichuan Province. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(4): 712-716. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150203 Copy

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