32. Kramer, U. Medical Study on the Physiotherapy Emergency Program, Gaza Strip. UNICEF, UNRWA, 1990: 15 pp.

A statistical report is presented of cases treated by UNRWA emergency physiotherapy project between May of 1988 and April of 1990 (n = 3,327). The cases were divided into Intifada-related (n = 2,699) and other trauma (n=353). The Intifada injuries were classified as follows:

-1923 beatings (17%), of which 1149 suffered severe concussion and 774 suffered fractures.

-776 gunshot wounds (29%) of which 565 were soft tissue injuries and 211 were bone injuries.

-111 peripheral nerve lesions (4%). Twenty-four were caused by beatings and 87 by gunshots.

-Twenty-nine central nerve lesions (1%), of which 14 were caused by beating to the head and spine and 15 were caused by gunshots. Thirteen central nerve lesions resulted in hemiplegia, 10 in paraplegia and six in quadriplegia.

-Ninety-one percent of the Intifada injuries were males and 9% were females.