Life After Injury: A Rehabilitation Manual For The injured And Their Helpers

Life After Injury is a practical handbook for people who wish to help those injured as a result of accidents, landmines or armed conflict. It is written from extensive experience involving work with village health workers, injured and disabled people, their families and communities. The aim is to build sustainable local capacity for rehabilitation at village level in the poorest communities of the world.

The book has far more than physical therapy and rehabilitation. It discusses the full range of understanding and help that severely injured people need to overcome trauma and go on to rebuild their lives with their families and communities. The down-to-earth approach covers a wide range of related problems and needs. These extend from the event of the injury, through emergency care, hospitalization (when possible), learning to do daily activities and finally reintegration into the community. The book also promotes the use of low-cost appropriate technology, splints and aids, training, teamwork and community education.

Life After Injury is remarkably broad in scope. It uses numerous illustrations and photos and its clear and simple style of writing can be understood by the community-level rehabilitation worker or village health worker. At the same time, the book provides sufficient detail and depth that fully trained physio and occupational therapists, doctors and nurses will also benefit greatly from it.

Publisher: Third World Network

Paperback

2002

ISBN: 9789839747775