6. Emile, H. and Hashmonai, D. Victims of the Palestinian Uprising (Intifada): A Retrospective Review of 220 Cases. The Journal of Emergency Medicine 1998; 16, 3: 389-394

The purpose of this study was to review the cases of the victims of the Palestinian uprising (Intifada) and to describe the clinical presentations, the types of weapons used, and the different sites of injuries. This is a retrospective chart review study of the patients who were injured during the Palestinian uprising in the period April 1993- April 1994 and treated in the emergency department of the Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel. Two hundred and twenty patients were injured during the Palestinian uprising and referred to the Barzilai Medical Center. Forty-one patients were citizens of the Gaza area, 26 patients were Israeli civilians, and 153 were Israeli soldiers. There were 55 patients (25%) injured by firearms, 10 patients (4.5%) by explosives, and 120 (54.5%) by striking stones. Seventy-three patients (33.2%) were hospitalized, and 22 patients needed surgery.