What used to be a pride of the Soviet system is now viewed as one of the shames of the post-Soviet era. Still, the solid infrastructure of health care in Russia remains intact, especially in emergency and primary care, providing hope for the future. Future needs include the allocation of resources to modernize medical facilities and improved training of medical professionals. With these improvements, the Russian emergency medical system could become among the most advanced in the world. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
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