From: The burden of war-injury in the Palestinian health care sector in Gaza Strip
Injury Information | n | % (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
Injury site | Upper body | 149 | 35.5 (31.0–40.1) |
Lower body | 89 | 21.2 (17.0–25.0) | |
Upper and lower body | 67 | 16.0 (12.4–19.5) | |
Multiple sites | 63 | 15.0 (11.9–18.3) | |
Head | 30 | 7.10 (4.9–9.8) | |
Head and upper body | 17 | 4.0 (2.4–6.3) | |
Head and lower body | 5 | 1.2 (0.2–2.4) | |
Mechanism/cause of injury | Explosion | 306 | 72.9 (68.6–76.9) |
Gunshot | 35 | 8.3 (6.0–11.5) | |
Others | 79 | 18.8 (15.5–22.5) | |
Nature of injury | Shrapnel, burns and wounds | 165 | 39.3 (35.5–43.9) |
Multiple injuries | 102 | 24.3 (20.2–28.4) | |
Fractures | 57 | 13.6 (10.2–16.7) | |
Internal organ injury & bleeding | 41 | 9.8 (6.2–13.8) | |
Abrasion, lacerations, contusion | 20 | 4.8 (2.6–6.7) | |
Amputation | 19 | 4.5 (2.6–6.9) | |
Vision/hearing problems or both | 8 | 1.9 (0.8–3.3) | |
Respiratory problems | 8 | 1.9 (0.7–3.3) | |
Severity of injury | Mild | 197 | 46.9 (41.9–51.9) |
Moderate | 109 | 26.0 (22.0–30.5) | |
Severe | 114 | 27.1 (23.6–31.2) | |
Information about war injury-related disability | |||
Disability | No disability | 312 | 74.3 (70.2–78.8) |
With disability | 108 | 25.7 (21.2–29.8) | |
Type of disability | Physical impairment | 80 | 19.0 (15.0–22.7) |
Visual impairment | 11 | 2.6 (1.2–4.3) | |
Hearing impairment | 12 | 2.9 (1.2–4.6) | |
Multiple impairment | 5 | 1.2 (0.2–2.4) | |
Total | 420 | 100.0 |