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Doctors in the Gaza Strip ‘have to prioritize patients who have the best chance of survival’

  • February 6, 2024
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Personnel and equipment European Hospital Gaza They are so rare that Doctors are forced to make agonizing decisions about who to admit and many patients with life-threatening injuries

Doctors in the Gaza Strip ‘have to prioritize patients who have the best chance of survival’

Personnel and equipment European Hospital Gaza They are so rare that Doctors are forced to make agonizing decisions about who to admit and many patients with life-threatening injuries go untreated.

European hospital in a southern city Ian YounisIt was planned for only 240 people, but currently serves about a thousand patients, while, according to doctors, many internally displaced persons are also sheltering in its corridors.

“Many days we have to prioritize patients.”said the plastic surgeon Ahmed El Mokhallatiwho added that this means focusing on those who are most likely to survive and neglecting those who “are in a bad situation and (need) a lot of care.”

We lost a lot of patients because we couldn’t provide services to them. At one point, we were not accepting patients with extensive burns because we knew the ICU (intensive care unit) capacity would not be able to handle it.

Mohallalati spoke of performing amputations on patients who had already lost their entire family, adding that he often cried “because we can’t provide the care that is needed.”

Ahmed El Mokhallalati and an assistant working at the European Hospital.

More than 27,000 people have been killed and 66,000 wounded in Gaza during Israel’s campaign of retaliation in the enclave following a deadly cross-border Hamas attack on October 7 that left 1,200 people killed and 253 taken hostage.

Most of the enclave’s hospitals have been closed, some have been directly attacked or raided, and those still functioning are under increasing pressure as Israeli soldiers approach. Israel claims Hamas is using the sites as a cover for military purposes.

Thaer Daifallah, a facial surgeon, complained of shortages of even the most basic items.

I would say that healthcare has completely collapsed and it will take years to return to normal.

Nearby hospitals such as Al Amalwhich has been attacked several times in recent weeks, may struggle to remain open, Tommaso Della Longa, a spokesman for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, said Tuesday.

I don’t even want to think about Al-Amal closing in the next few days, but the reality is that unless the situation changes, it will be very difficult for the hospital to continue operating.

(according to information from Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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