Sichuan Quake Relief

四川逾6000名地震伤员需康复医疗
2008年1月13日 新浪网

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-01-13/205317036740.shtml

“There are still 6,000 people who need to receive follow-up treatment otherwise hundreds of people will become disabled for the rest of their life.”  One director from Sichuan Provincial Party Committee suggested，“Currently, The priority is to take care of those who injured in the quake.”
This is reported from the tenth Sichuan People’s Political Consultative Conference.

More than 10,000 people have become disabled after the quake. Their follow-up treatment is a fairly serious problem at the moment.  They need more doctors, therapists, psychologists, medicines, medical facilities, and even hospitals. What’s more, lack of medicine has already affected the outcome of treatment.  Some people discharge themselves from hospital ahead of schedule because of the lack of money. An official proposal to support them must be drawn up this year.
[SQR's approx. translation from Chinese to English]

新华网成都1月13日电 (刘大江 吴晓颖)“汶川大地震造成的万余名伤员中，6000多人仍需积极康复医疗，如现在不能及时得到康复医疗，将有数千伤员终身残疾。”民建四川省委有关负责人为此建议，当前应将伤员康复医疗放在首位。

这是记者13日从成都召开的四川省政协第十届二次会议上了解到的。

“5·12”汶川特大地震中因伤致残人员数量庞大，目前有近1万人进入了残疾人员行列，地震伤残人士面临的康复问题尤为突出。现在在康复医疗中存在以下问题：一是医疗康复技术人员不足，专科医师、治疗师匮乏；专业医疗机构、社区康复机构心理康复人才缺乏；二是医疗器材设施未能及时采购，影响部分地震伤员康复医疗效果；三是在伤残人员的后续康复治疗中，2009年的康复费用负担不明确，导致部分伤员因担心医疗自费而提前出院”