Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii (Sep 2011)
FEATURES OF MEDICAL AID FOR NEUROTRAUMA IN REGION WITH LOW POPULATION DENSITY
Abstract
The system of medical aid for neurotrauma in the region with low population density in the case of the Komi Republic was studied. Neurosurgical care to the population of the republic last decade had an intense focus of development. Currently, neurosurgical service is based entirely in Syktyvkar, and is represented by three neurosurgical departments. Due to the low population density (2.3 people 1 km2), the centralization of specialized medical care and inadequate equipment of district and regional hospitals, special significance remote consultation, as well as adequate ways of evacuation with neurotrauma.
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