Canadians Return from Successful Medical Mission in Ukraine
12 December 2014 21:45
After completing an intensive medical mission in Ukraine, the specialized team of Canadian health professionals returned home November 20, 2014. The team worked alongside Ukrainian doctors and nurses to perform reconstructive and complex surgeries on victims of the Euromaidan movement and Putin’s Invasion into Eastern Ukraine.
The medical team, comprised of 25 professionals, was organized by the Canada Ukraine Foundation and Operation Rainbow Canada, under the patronage of Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The entire medical team composed of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and a physiotherapist, were all volunteers assembled from across Canada.
In total, the team completed 37 complex reconstructive surgeries which included skull reconstructions, bony reconstructions of the facial skeleton, soft tissue reconstructions of the eyelids, nose and lips, burn and scar revisions and upper extremity reconstructions.
This mission focused on post-traumatic defects and deformities, many of which were horrific. Most resulted from explosive blast wounds and high-velocity missile wounds. The patients presented major reconstructive challengesmThe surgical procedures were complex, technically demanding, and time-consuming, some lasting for as many as 7 hours.
The mission received a lot of coverage on the Ukrainian television channels. Ukrainian Side highly appreciate assistance and support provided by Canadian colleagues.
Read more at: http://newpathway.ca/?p=2525&lang=uk
Consulate General of Ukraine in Toronto
