Article linked to the research: PhD thesis titled: "La influencia de María de Madariaga y de Salus Infirmorum en la Enfermería española en la última mitad del siglo XX".
Nursing Care in Postwar MadridObjective. To describe the work of the Salus Infirmorum Sisterhood in caring for the most underprivileged individuals from the postwar outskirts of Madrid, through the voluntary service of the nurses who were part of that Institution. Methods. A historical study based on the analysis of primary sources from the Sisterhood's archives. Results. Salus Infirmorum once relied on more than 100 volunteer nurses who treated over 425-thousand people in 21 parish dispensaries located within the neediest neighborhoods of Madrid, providing both preventative and curative medical care. Nurses were offered adequate training in exchange for the care provided. Conclusion. Salus Infirmorum took healthcare to the streets of Madrid, treating patients in improvised medical clinics set up in parishes or in the patient's own home, as the situation required, in addition to training women who otherwise would not have had access to it. Palavras chave: história da enfermagem; cuidados de enfermagem; atenção primária à saúde; educação em enfermagem.
Se acaban de cumplir 60 años de la aprobación de la especialidad de Fisioterapia para los Ayudantes Técnicos Sanitarios, así como la creación de las primeras escuelas de Fisioterapia. El presente artículo justificará cómo el conjunto de brotes epidémicos de poliomielitis en España, influyeron de forma decisiva en el nacimiento de profesiones sanitarias como la Fisioterapia. Por otro lado, se reconstruirá el proceso de institucionalización, nacimiento y desarrollo en sus primeros años de la Escuela de Fisioterapia Salus Infirmorum, la primera en ser aprobada por el Ministerio de Educación. Salus Infirmorum, con la creación del centro infantil “Casa del Niño” consiguió aunar la formación de fisioterapeutas y el tratamiento de niños con problemas motóricos como consecuencia de la poliomielitis. En el centro se atendió a más de 680 niños y se formaron en ella 373 enfermeras fisioterapeutas, siendo reconocido como Obra de interés social, por la Comisaría de Asistencia Social del Ministerio de Educación Nacional, en orden 6 de junio de 1958.
The health requirements brought about by the Spanish Civil War (1936War ( -1939 led to the urgent organisation of health services. Nurses played a crucial role and generously took care of the civil and military populations. Objetive: we want to highlight the work carried out by nurses of the women's branch of the Catholic Action Youth, led by their president María de Madariaga, who was appointed Deputy Inspector of women's hospital services; and justify the creation of the Sisterhood of Nurses Salus Infirmorum. Method: It is study historical-desccriptive, based on primary and secundary sources from the archives of Catholic Action Youth and Salus Infirmorum. Results: Over 4,500 nurses of the Women's Catholic Action Youth provided care and assistance in hospitals, pharmacies, and garment workshops for combatants, visited hospitals and trained nurses. This work led to the subsequent creation of the Salus Infirmorum Sisterhood in 1942 founded by María de Madariaga as a group of Catholic nurses.Conclusion: The young women of JFAC actively participated in the national camp. Finished the war, it is created and and developed the Salus Infirmorum Sisterhood as a result leadership by María de Madariaga in the JFAC.
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