Abstract: Objective To investigate the special features of disabled children and their medical care before admission to social welfare institution.Methods A retrospective analysis of 306 cases was performed for the types of disabilities, growth and development, nutritional state, success rate in treatment of severe cases, and etc.Results In all of 306 cases (the ratio of male∶female equal 1.6∶1), 49 cases (16.01%) had intelligence disability, 17 cases (5.56%) had extremity disability, 6 cases (1.96%) had vision disability, 7 cases (2.29%) had hearing or speech disability, 158 cases (51.63%) had multiple disability, but no cases had psychiatric disability. Besides, 69 cases (22.55%) had severe but incurable or untreated congenital disease. 23 severe cases were successfully treated and there were 10 deaths. 296 cases were transferred to the state welfare institution after medical observation or treatment.Conclusion Living environment for disabled children is extremely bad, social adaptability is poor, most of them have growth retardation, malnutrition, poor immunity, susceptible to acute diseases and the mortality rate of these children is higher.

Key words: disabled children, abandon, medical care