Organizacija primarne zdravstvene zaštite Doma zdravlja Rijeka na ličkoj bojišnici tijekom Domovinskog rata od 1991. do 1993.

Abstract

In the introductory part, the authors remind of the character of the aggressive war, imposed to Republic of Croatia in 1991 by the rebelled Serbs in Croatia and the Yugoslav Army. Since, among the war victims, the major part is constituted of civilians, primary health care, local as well as statal, soon acquires a new regime of organization, adjusted to war conditions. In the second pan of the paper, new problems of the health care service in Lika are described. This service already was insufficient before the war, and the status worsened (especially the hospital care) also due to the flight of a major number of specialists to the other side. Still, the functioning of the hospitals in Gospić and Otočac continued thanks to the engagement of the personell of the Rijeka Clinical Center (KBC Rijeka), while the carrying-on of the increased specific needs of primary health care was helped by volonteers of the Rijeka Health Center (Dom zdravlja Rijeka).In the last part of the paper, the authors, volonteers themselves and active participants of the described events, present the engagement of the personell of the fujeka Health Center (primarily of the physicians and nurses, but also of psychologists, psychiatrists, stomatologists and technical personell) in the Lika region in the period from October 1991 until 1993.  In described period, numerous equipes volontarily were offering complete primary health care to the civil population and refugees. They offered also first aid and organized the transport of those wunded on the fire line. Gradually, into these task were included also young, unemplyed physicians and volonteers from several other health care institutions.

 
Key words: History of medicine; 20th century; Croatia; war medicine; primary health care