And You Think You Have it Bad?!
Dec 4, 2013 11:19:02 GMT -8
Post by Lαrα on Dec 4, 2013 11:19:02 GMT -8
Ive been pondering this question since reading a report created by the Word Health Organisation...it made me think about how fortunate we are to live in advanced countries .
Many poorer countries dont offer the rehab or facilities that we enjoy in the 'modern world' How can people prevent UTI's and do they have catheters supplied and somewhere clean to catheter?
What about pressure sore health and bowel programmes? Do they get pain relief meds etc and emergency meds for AD?
According to the report people living within low income countries have the least survival rated after a Spinal Cord Injury compared to those living in developed..higher income, more developed countries.
The World Health Organization says as many as
500-thousand people suffer spinal cord injuries every year.
People with such injuries are much more likely to die prematurely, with the worst survival rates in low and middle income countries.
500-thousand people suffer spinal cord injuries every year.
People with such injuries are much more likely to die prematurely, with the worst survival rates in low and middle income countries.
It suggests that in wealthier countries...there is hardly any difference in mortality rates between a Spinal Cord Injured person and a none Spinal Cord Injured person.
But for the poorer countries the same cannot be said and the cause of injury can vary too.
Tuberculosis is often thought of as a lung disease. But in sub-Saharan Africa it accounts for about 30-percent of the non-traumatic causes of spinal cord injuries.
living with a Spinal Cord Injury is bad enough in the countries that are developed so i hate to think how people live and deal with their injury in other parts of the world.....
It seems so unfair that some do not receive early response medical care that is one of the key elements to a more promising outlook
To read the report please click on the link:
WHO News Report
What do you think guys?
