| 1 | DVBCWCI2 ;ALB/JER-PROTOCOL EXAMINATION HISTORY FOR COLD INJURIES ;14 MARCH 2003 | 
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| 2 | ;;2.7;AMIE;**52**;APR 10, 1995 | 
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| 3 | TXT ; | 
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| 4 | ;; | 
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| 5 | ;;  ATTACHMENT B | 
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| 6 | ;; | 
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| 7 | ;;         PROTOCOL EXAMINATION HISTORY FOR COLD INJURIES | 
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| 8 | ;; | 
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| 9 | ;; Age at present______________ | 
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| 10 | ;; | 
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| 11 | ;; Age at time of cold injury________________ | 
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| 12 | ;; | 
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| 13 | ;;CIRCUMSTANCES OF INJURY | 
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| 14 | ;;_______________________ | 
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| 15 | ;;1. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SUFFERED A COLD INJURY? | 
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| 16 | ;; | 
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| 17 | ;; | 
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| 18 | ;;2. TYPE OF COLD INJURY (IF YOU KNOW) | 
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| 19 | ;;frostbite       __ | 
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| 20 | ;;frostnip        __ | 
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| 21 | ;;frozen feet     __ | 
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| 22 | ;;trenchfoot      __ | 
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| 23 | ;;immersion foot  __ | 
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| 24 | ;;other (specify) ____________________________ | 
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| 25 | ;;3. PARTS OF BODY AFFECTED BY COLD INJURY | 
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| 26 | ;;hands | 
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| 27 | ;;      left  __ | 
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| 28 | ;;      right __ | 
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| 29 | ;;feet | 
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| 30 | ;;      left  __ | 
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| 31 | ;;      right __ | 
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| 32 | ;;ears | 
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| 33 | ;;      left  __ | 
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| 34 | ;;      right __ | 
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| 35 | ;;cheeks | 
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| 36 | ;;      left  __ | 
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| 37 | ;;      right __ | 
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| 38 | ;;temples | 
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| 39 | ;;      left  __ | 
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| 40 | ;;      right __ | 
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| 41 | ;;nose        __ | 
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| 42 | ;;other (specify)______________________________ | 
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| 43 | ;;4. WHAT WAS THE APPROXIMATE DATE OF YOUR COLD INJURY? | 
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| 44 | ;;___________________________ | 
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| 45 | ;;5. WHAT WERE THE CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY? | 
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| 46 | ;;   Weather_________________________________ | 
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| 47 | ;;   Temperature_____________________________ | 
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| 48 | ;;   Length of your exposure | 
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| 49 | ;;          minutes   __ | 
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| 50 | ;;          hours     __ | 
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| 51 | ;;          days      __ | 
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| 52 | ;;          weeks     __ | 
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| 53 | ;;   Wet or dry______________________________ | 
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| 54 | ;;   Activity of unit at time of exposure______________________________ | 
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| 55 | ;;6. HOW DID YOU BECOME AWARE THAT YOU HAD SUFFERED A COLD INJURY? | 
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| 56 | ;; | 
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| 57 | ;; | 
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| 58 | ;;7. WHAT WERE YOUR SYMPTOMS AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY? | 
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| 59 | ;;      pain                                                   ___ | 
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| 60 | ;;      swelling                                               ___ | 
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| 61 | ;;      discoloration-white,red,blue,black                     ___ | 
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| 62 | ;;      blisters                                               ___ | 
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| 63 | ;;      tissue loss, loss of toes or fingers or parts of them  ___ | 
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| 64 | ;;      numbness, tingling                                     ___ | 
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| 65 | ;;      stiffness                                              ___ | 
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| 66 | ;;      weakness                                               ___ | 
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| 67 | ;;      other (specify) ____________________________________ | 
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| 68 | ;; | 
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| 69 | ;;TREATMENT | 
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| 70 | ;;_________ | 
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| 71 | ;;8. DID YOU SEEK OR RECEIVE TREATMENT AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY? | 
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| 72 | ;;          yes      __                     no     __ | 
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| 73 | ;;If yes | 
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| 74 | ;;     Where were you treated? | 
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| 75 | ;;            Hospital         yes  __               no   __ | 
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| 76 | ;;            Aid station      yes  __               no   __ | 
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| 77 | ;;            In the field     yes  __               no   __ | 
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| 78 | ;;            Other (specify)  ___________________________ | 
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| 79 | ;;     If hospitalized, where and for how long?________________________ | 
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| 80 | ;;     ________________________________________________________________ | 
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| 81 | ;;     Who treated you? | 
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| 82 | ;;            Doctor           yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 83 | ;;            Nurse            yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 84 | ;;            Medic            yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 85 | ;;            Comrades         yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 86 | ;;            Self             yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 87 | ;;            Other (specify) _______________________________ | 
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| 88 | ;;     How were you treated? | 
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| 89 | ;;            Bedrest          yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 90 | ;;            Surgery          yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 91 | ;;            Medicines        yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 92 | ;;            Other (specify)  yes _________________________ | 
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| 93 | ;;            No treatment     yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 94 | ;;9. AFTER YOUR COLD INJURY, WERE YOU RELIEVED FROM DUTY? | 
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| 95 | ;;                             yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 96 | ;;  If yes, did you return to duty? | 
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| 97 | ;;                             yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 98 | ;;  If yes, how long after the injury? | 
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| 99 | ;;           hours              ___ | 
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| 100 | ;;           days               ___ | 
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| 101 | ;;           weeks              ___ | 
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| 102 | ;;           months             ___ | 
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| 103 | ;;           other (specify)    ____________________________ | 
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| 104 | ;;10. THE ACUTE INJURY | 
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| 105 | ;;   How long did the symptoms last? | 
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| 106 | ;;           hours              ___ | 
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| 107 | ;;           days               ___ | 
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| 108 | ;;           weeks              ___ | 
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| 109 | ;;           months             ___ | 
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| 110 | ;;           other (specify)    ____________________________ | 
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| 111 | ;;   Did the appearance of injured parts return to normal? | 
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| 112 | ;;                             yes ___               no   __ | 
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| 113 | ;;   If yes, how long did that take? | 
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| 114 | ;;         hours                ___ | 
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| 115 | ;;         days                 ___ | 
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| 116 | ;;         weeks                ___ | 
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| 117 | ;;         months               ___ | 
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| 118 | ;;         other (specify)      _________________________________ | 
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| 119 | ;;    Were you left with any scars? | 
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| 120 | ;;               yes ___                         no ___ | 
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| 121 | ;;        If yes, where? Please describe_______________________________ | 
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| 122 | ;;11. DID OTHERS IN YOUR UNIT ALSO HAVE COLD INJURIES? | 
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| 123 | ;;               yes ___                         no ___ | 
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| 124 | ;;        If yes, how many?_________________ | 
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| 125 | ;;        What type of problems did they have? | 
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| 126 | ;; | 
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| 127 | ;; | 
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| 128 | ;;12. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COLD INJURIES? | 
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| 129 | ;;               yes ___                         no ___ | 
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| 130 | ;;    If yes: | 
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| 131 | ;;              In service            ___ | 
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| 132 | ;;              Before service        ___ | 
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| 133 | ;;              After service         ___ | 
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| 134 | ;;    Please describe. | 
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| 135 | ;; | 
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| 136 | ;; | 
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| 137 | ;;13. DID ANY SYMPTOMS REMAIN AFTER THE INJURED PART WAS HEALED? | 
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| 138 | ;; If yes: | 
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| 139 | ;;        a. Pain                                       ___ | 
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| 140 | ;;                when | 
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| 141 | ;;                      all the time                    ___ | 
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| 142 | ;;                      worse in cold weather           ___ | 
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| 143 | ;;                      worse at night                  ___ | 
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| 144 | ;;                      other (specify) ___________________ | 
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| 145 | ;;                where | 
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| 146 | ;;                      tips of fingers or toes         ___ | 
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| 147 | ;;                      in joints of fingers or toes    ___ | 
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| 148 | ;;                      in arches of feet               ___ | 
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| 149 | ;;                      in legs                         ___ | 
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| 150 | ;;                      all over affected parts         ___ | 
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| 151 | ;;                      other (specify) ___________________ | 
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| 152 | ;;                Type of pain | 
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| 153 | ;;                      sharp                           ___ | 
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| 154 | ;;                      dull                            ___ | 
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| 155 | ;;                      burning                         ___ | 
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| 156 | ;;                      heaviness                       ___ | 
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| 157 | ;;                      other (specify) ___________________ | 
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| 158 | ;;        b. Numbness                                   ___ | 
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| 159 | ;;        c. Tingling or pins and needles feeling       ___ | 
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| 160 | ;;        d. Weakness of hands, feet, legs              ___ | 
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| 161 | ;;        e, Swelling                                   ___ | 
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| 162 | ;;        f. Changes in color of affected parts         ___ | 
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| 163 | ;;        g. Sensitive to cold                          ___ | 
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| 164 | ;;        h. Excessive sweating of feet or | 
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| 165 | ;;               other affected parts                   ___ | 
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| 166 | ;;        i. Fungus infection (athlete's foot, for | 
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| 167 | ;;               example)                               ___ | 
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| 168 | ;;        j. Ulcers of injured parts                    ___ | 
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| 169 | ;;        k. Misshapen nails                            ___ | 
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| 170 | ;;        l. Breakdown of skin of injured parts         ___ | 
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| 171 | ;;        m. Decrease or loss of sensation              ___ | 
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| 172 | ;;        n. Change in thickness of skin of affected | 
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| 173 | ;;               parts (thicker or thinner)             ___ | 
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| 174 | ;;        o. Skin cancer diagnosed in affected area     ___ | 
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| 175 | ;;        p. Arthritis diagnosed in affected area       ___ | 
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| 176 | ;;        q. Other (specify) ______________________________ | 
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| 177 | ;; | 
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| 178 | ;;AFTER SERVICE | 
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| 179 | ;;_____________ | 
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| 180 | ;;14. DID YOU TAKE ANY SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS OR MAKE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE | 
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| 181 | ;;OR LIFESTYLE AFTER SERVICE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE COLD INJURY? | 
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| 182 | ;;PLEASE EXPLAIN. | 
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| 183 | ;; | 
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| 184 | ;; | 
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| 185 | ;;15. OCCUPATIONAL EFFECTS | 
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| 186 | ;; What was your occupation prior to service? | 
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| 187 | ;; | 
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| 188 | ;; How long did you have that job? | 
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| 189 | ;; | 
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| 190 | ;; What was your occupation after service? | 
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| 191 | ;; | 
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| 192 | ;; How long did you have that job? | 
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| 193 | ;; | 
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| 194 | ;; Did the cold injury have any effect on your work? | 
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| 195 | ;;                           yes ___                       no ___ | 
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| 196 | ;; If yes, what was the effect? | 
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| 197 | ;; | 
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| 198 | ;; | 
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| 199 | ;;16. TREATMENT AFTER SERVICE | 
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| 200 | ;; Did you receive any treatment after service for problems that you | 
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| 201 | ;; felt were related to the cold injury? | 
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| 202 | ;;                    yes ___                    no ___ | 
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| 203 | ;; If yes, what were you treated for? | 
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| 204 | ;; | 
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| 205 | ;; Where were you treated? | 
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| 206 | ;; | 
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| 207 | ;; When? | 
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| 208 | ;; | 
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| 209 | ;;CURRENT SITUATION AND TREATMENT | 
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| 210 | ;;_______________________________ | 
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| 211 | ;;17. HAVE YOU DISCUSSED YOUR COLD INJURY WITH YOUR CURRENT DOCTORS? | 
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| 212 | ;;             yes ___                      no ___ | 
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| 213 | ;; If yes, have they recommended or prescribed any treatment, special | 
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| 214 | ;; foot care, etc.? | 
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| 215 | ;;             yes ___                      no ___ | 
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| 216 | ;;18. ARE YOU RECEIVING ANY TREATMENT NOW FOR PROBLEMS YOU BELIEVE ARE | 
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| 217 | ;;RELATED TO THE COLD INJURY? | 
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| 218 | ;;             yes ___                      no ___ | 
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| 219 | ;; What is the treatment? | 
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| 220 | ;; | 
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| 221 | ;; | 
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| 222 | ;; Where are you being treated? | 
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| 223 | ;; | 
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| 224 | ;; | 
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| 225 | ;;19. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE MAJOR PROBLEM YOUR COLD INJURY IS | 
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| 226 | ;;CAUSING YOU NOW? | 
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| 227 | ;; | 
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| 228 | ;; | 
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| 229 | ;; | 
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| 230 | ;;20. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR COLD | 
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| 231 | ;;INJURY OR ITS AFTEREFFECTS? | 
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| 232 | ;;                 yes ___                       no ___ | 
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| 233 | ;; If yes, please explain. | 
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| 234 | ;; | 
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| 235 | ;; | 
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| 236 | ;;21. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT THE | 
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| 237 | ;;EFFECTS OF YOUR COLD INJURY | 
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| 238 | ;;                 yes ___                       no ___ | 
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| 239 | ;; If yes, please explain. | 
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| 240 | ;; | 
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| 244 | ;;22. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR OVERALL STATE OF HEALTH AT PRESENT? | 
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| 245 | ;; | 
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| 246 | ;; Briefly describe any problems you have other than the effects of cold injury. | 
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| 251 | ;;  Signed:______________________________________Date:_______________ | 
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| 252 | ;;END | 
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