The hell of war is depicted in the ugliest way in Gaza’s hospitals: A 9-year-old child underwent surgery in the middle of the corridor and, with light anesthesia, his leg was amputated.
A “cry” of pain from the doctors in Gaza hospitalsWho have to deal with dozens of emergencies every day with the few means at their disposal, Because of the ongoing war.
“Our surgery was full. So we started working on the floor, in the corridor.”These are some words From Dr. Obaid An MSF surgeon in Gaza describes the tragic situation.
“The mother brought her little daughter, about 13 years old, in a wheelchair. And on the floor we were performing surgery on her youngest son, who was one year old.” 9 years old, his leg was almost amputated»he goes on to say.
In fact, he says, the 9-year-old had his leg amputated, under light anesthesia, in front of his family.
“We don’t have the tools and we have a lot of accidents. Very simple We were amputated with light anesthesia».
In a shocking video published by Doctors Without Borders, the doctor can be heard describing, while the image shows a snapshot of the exact operation.
In this photo, the anesthesiologist can be seen trying – Keep the child’s mouth open to prevent choking During anesthesia.
So we amputated him in front of his mother and sister because there was no room and his sister was waiting for the next surgery. You can’t imagine this. “This girl, this 13-year-old girl, is waiting for surgery and watching me cut off her brother’s leg.”.
“Actually this is the situation. This is the best we can do. We cannot do more.” says the surgeon.
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