"We are seeing more people every day from the north with blast and bullet injuries, with old, dirty and infected wounds, said Dr Martin Griffiths, a consultant trauma surgeon at Barts NHS health trust in London who arrived as a volunteer in Gaza two weeks ago. Every one is hungry, malnourished, has lost their home and loved ones, and every one is scared. We have not got enough of anything."
"Griffiths said the emergency department of the 90-bed field hospital where he was working in al-Muwasi had received 160 injured in a single night, with 600 people seeking treatment from its small primary health care clinic. Approximately 320,000 people have already complied with Israeli military evacuation orders and fled Gaza City, according to the latest figures from the UN. Many are sick, injured or malnourished. The crisis has been made worse by the closure of a series of medical facilities in northern Gaza in recent days as Israel presses its offensive there."
"People have been referred from the [hospitals in Gaza City] or are just making their own way. There is a huge number of kids, some very small, and a lot of younger men, [but] the blasts effect everyone. We are seeing this tsunami coming towards us, with more and more injuries and less and less [supplies to treat them], Griffiths told the Guardian."
Nasser medical complex in Khan Younis and field hospitals in al-Muwasi are struggling to cope with large numbers of arrivals forced out of Gaza City. A 90-bed field hospital in al-Muwasi received 160 injured in a single night and saw 600 people seek treatment at its small primary health clinic. Approximately 320,000 people have complied with Israeli evacuation orders and fled Gaza City, many sick, injured or malnourished. Closure of medical facilities in northern Gaza has increased referrals south. With roads clogged and vehicles scarce, some patients arrive with week-old, infected wounds. Supplies, staff and beds remain critically short.
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