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Shrapnel Wounds

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

PR3.1510, 1944

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.1510
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male prisoner of war from outside Great Britain aged 19 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound to upper cervical spine; and pain in back of neck. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944

PR3.1520, 1944

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.1520
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 32 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: multiple shrapnel wounds of face and forehead; persisting left trigeminal neuritis; mild anxiety neurosis; and difficulty in speaking. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944

PR3.1529, 1944-1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.1529
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and charts relating to male prisoner of war from outside Great Britain aged 38 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: fungus cerebri; cerebral abscess; depressed fracture of skull; shrapnel wounds to head, back, and left leg; and complete right homonymous hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1945

PR3.1597, 1945-1950

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.1597
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence, charts and report relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound to leg; epidural spinal abscess; resultant complete paraplegia; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945-1950

PR3.1686, 1945-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.1686
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts and notes relating to male arms inspector from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound to left parieto-occipital area of brain; skull defect; constructional aphasia; and emotional instability. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945-1949

PR3.2025, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.2025
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female ATS member from outside Great Britain aged 24 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: mild post-traumatic migraine; old shrapnel wound to head; and metallic foreign body in right occipital region. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR3.2037, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.2037
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, black-and-white photographs and correspondence relating to male pensioner from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 28 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound of lumbar region; moderate atrophy of lower limbs; and sexual function impairment. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR4.1406, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1406
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound to head; dizziness; headache; and migraine. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1511, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1511
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 41 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound to the head; epilepsy; hallucinations; and dizziness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1575, 1940

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1575
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 47 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound to the head; headache; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940