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5.1 Rafahcare post hospital phase, mostly physical therapy.No permanent disability prediction. Regardingmental health, the patient has been receivingintensive mental healthcare but her supervisorreported she was not improving as predicted.J7Image by Alicia Vacas, Medinat HusseinAl Tibbeya Hospital, Amman, Jordan,30 Aug 2014Patient: Muhammad Abd El Hadi Atakkah Al MasriGender: MAge: 27Witness: Muhammad Abd El Hadi Atakkah Al MasriDate of Interview: 30 Aug 2014Location of Interview: Medinat Hussein Al TibbeyaHospital, Amman, JordanInterviewer/s: Alicia VacasAlso present:Home address: A rural area in north Rafah,southern GazaOccupation: Nurse (unemployed)Injuries: Bilateral above-the-knee amputation oflower limbs; left hip fracture with external fixation;2nd degree burns over entire body. Mental health:Anxiety, insomnia, flashbacks, episodes of intensehomesickness and distress.Date/time of incident: 16 Jul 2014, 20:30Location of incident: In the street near the patient’shome in north Rafah, southern GazaCircumstances of injury: The patient was on his wayto buy some food for his family. He was walking onthe street, which was relatively calm, when he wastargeted by a drone missile. According to the patientit was a single, targeted strike.Others killed/injured in same event: NoneEvacuation and care inside Gaza: The patient washelped by neighbours and evacuated promptly toAbu Yousef Al Najjar Hospital by ambulance. Fromthere he was sent immediately to the EuropeanHospital in Khan Younis, where he remained for 7days. After receiving a referral to Amman, he wastaken to Shifa Hospital in Gaza city for one night,218

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