PRCS Provides Emergency Medical Services to 15379 Wounded Persons Since October 1st

(Al-Bireh - 31/12/2015): RCS’ Emergency Medical Teams provided emergency medical services to 15397 persons wounded by Israeli occupation forces in the oPt since the beginning of October, including 14035 persons in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, and 1344 persons in the Gaza Strip.

In the West Bank, including in occupied Jerusalem, PRCS’ Emergency Medical Teams treated 983 persons who had sustained live ammunition injuries, 2986 persons who had been hit with rubber-coated metal bullets, 9691 persons suffering from tear gas suffocation and another 367 persons who had stumbled, were beaten or suffered from burns.

In the Gaza Strip, PRCS’ teams treated 489 persons who had sustained live ammunition injuries, 140 persons who had been hit with rubber-coated metal bullets, 602 persons suffering from tear gas suffocation, 107 persons who had been beaten and six others who had been wounded during Israeli raids.

Furthermore, Israeli occupation forces and settlers assaulted PRCS’ teams and ambulances 335 times since October 3rd. As a result, 147 paramedics, including several volunteers, were wounded while 94 ambulances sustained damage. Moreover, 94 different incidents in which PRCS’ ambulances were denied access have been documented.

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