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2.3 Shuja’iyasuch as anxiety, irritability, oppression, intrusivethoughts, lack of meaning and weight loss (around7kg). The brothers of the interviewee confirmhis need for mental health support services.PRCS has established specialized psycho-socialsupport for its workers, but not for volunteers, sothat the interviewee doesn’t know how to reachsuch services. Marwan Diab, who was present atthe interview, put him in contact with the GazaCommunity Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) andmade an appointment for him with Dr Yasser AbuJame’i, psychiatrist and director of the organization.MED2Patient: Akram Ahmad Abd El Latif Al AwoorGender: MAge: 38Witness: Akram Ahmad Abd El Latif Al AwoorDate of Interview: 10 Sep 2014Location of Interview: Al Quds Hospital, Gaza CityInterviewer/s: Alicia Vacas, Hans Petter Hougen,Karen Kelly, Louis ReynoldsAlso present: Marwan Diab of the Gaza Community MentalHealth Programme, interpreter, the patient’s brotherOccupation: PRCS paramedic (previously akarate trainer)Image by Hans Petter Hougen, Al QudsHospital, Gaza City,10 Sep 2014.Injuries: R leg amputation immediately below theknee; fracture L femur and knee; severe damageto pelvic area including ruptured bladder; manyother injuries from shrapnel; septicaemia after 3days in hospital; urethral stenosis due to incorrectplacement of urinary catheter. Patient has hadsignificant weight loss (c. 10kg) and is very thin.Mental health: Can’t sleep, when he does he hasnightmares / screaming; flashbacks; worst imagehaunting him is amputated leg. Does not want toeat at times.Date/time of incident: 30 Jul 2014 (described as‘third day of the feast of Ramadan’ [‘Eid Al Fitr’]-Ed)Location of incident: [Shuja’iya Market, Gaza City] 99This location was not specified but understood, and is compatible with other150

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