Smoot E C, Kucan J O, Cope J S, Aase J M
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
Cleft Palate J. 1988 Oct;25(4):395-402.
The craniofacial team at the University of New Mexico Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico has treated a large population of Navajo Indians. Team awareness of the Navajo concept of health as man in balance with his environment has resulted in more expedient treatment of the Navajo children. An understanding of Navajo concerns with ghosts, skinwalkers, and rules for orderly living has allowed team members to integrate the family and the Navajo medicine man in caring for the children with craniofacial disease. Special concerns for informed surgical consent and genetic counseling of the Navajo are reviewed. Respect for the traditional Navajo healing ceremonies and special handling of disposed body parts in surgery are required of the health professionals caring for these people.
新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基市新墨西哥大学医学中心的颅面治疗团队治疗了大量纳瓦霍印第安人。该团队了解纳瓦霍人关于健康是人与环境保持平衡的观念，这使得对纳瓦霍儿童的治疗更加便捷。理解纳瓦霍人对鬼魂、巫医以及有序生活规则的关注，使团队成员在照顾患有颅面疾病的儿童时能够将家庭和纳瓦霍巫医纳入其中。文中还回顾了对纳瓦霍人在手术知情同意和基因咨询方面的特殊关注。照顾这些人的医疗专业人员需要尊重纳瓦霍传统的治疗仪式，以及在手术中对切除身体部位的特殊处理方式。
