Section 29 — Wounds and Injuries

Have you had severe wounds or injuries in the past ?

Was your general health good after the injury ?

Have you had a hard fall ?

Describe it carefully. Is the wound a cut, tearing of the flesh, punctured, gunshot, sting of insect, a strain, or what ?

For discharge see Section 7.

For pain see Section 6.

Give exact location.

What caused the wound or injury ?

Did it bleed much, little or any ?

Did the wound heal readily ?

What is the appearance, color and shape of the scar ?

Does the scar give you any trouble ?

Does the scar change color at any time ?

What kind of insect stung you (if bad effect from insect sting) ?

What bruised the place ?

What is the color, appearance, extent of the bruise ?

What produced the burn (steam, hot water, fire, hot wax, etc) ?

What. is the extent and appearance of the burn ?

Is the burn deep or only on the skin ?

What produced the cut or laceration ?

Was either deep or shallow ?

Is the wound cold, or very hot ?