| In military hospitals the anaesthetic records
of operations were almost invariably written up into the general
records which sat on the anaesthetic trolley during
operations. Any post
operative anaesthetic follow up was added to the patients
notes when they were visited by the anaesthetist.
In effect for all
practical purposes they were "lost"
as far as any statistical analysis of anaesthetic
technique or outcome was concerned.
Latterly, in the time that
I was at BMH Rinteln, my anaesthetic consultant
introduced me to a system of Nosworthy Record Cards which could be
used at the time of operation and then punched out so
they could be sorted with a knitting needle; a primitive
data sorting system.
I took a supply to Salalah
and used them to record each and every anaesthetic
procedure. They
have formed the basis for my record of the clinical
activity of 55FST during that period.
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Anaesthetic Cards
Typical Injuries
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