RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical management of quadriplegia in low and middle-income countries: a patient’s road to physiotherapy, prostheses and rehabilitation
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr-2018-225171
DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-225171
VO 2018
A1 Marcus Choong
A1 Thao Chau
A1 Delia Chy
A1 Allen Ross
YR 2018
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-225171.abstract
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.