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Office of Medical History - Table 1A

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Table 1A. Blood Volume Determined With Radioactive Chromium-Continued


Case No.


Weight Kg.


Hemat.

TRCV

Plasma volume

Blood volume

Blood received (cc.)

Percent normal


Wounds

cc./K

Total

cc./K

Total

cc./K

Total

Extremity Wounds-Continued

15

76. 5

32. 0

16. 8

1,285

37. 8

2,895

54. 6

4,180

9,500

78

Traumatic severance of femoral artery and vein in mid-thigh (rt.). Extensive muscle damage medial rt. thigh. Subtotal severance sciatic nerve.


M
16


73. 1
72. 8


36. 0
51


18. 2
33. 7


1,408
2,452


34. 2
32. 4


2,466
2,356


52. 4
66. 1


3,874
4,808


5,125
1,500


75
94



Mortar wounds-both legs. Small intrapelvic fragments of level of S1. 5 perfs. of ileum.

*17

-----

36. 0

-----

1,956

-----

1,814

-----

2,770

3,500

-----

Multiple mortar wounds both hands, arms and thighs. 30 perfs. of small bowel. Lac. left common iliac vein.

18

71. 0

43. 0

23. 5

1,675

33. 5

2,380

57. 0

4,055

7,500

82

Artillery wounds-Traumatic amput. both arms. Mult. pen. wds. of liver. Multiple perfs. of small bowel.

*19

59. 6

40. 0

16. 7

992

26. 6

1,589

43. 3

2,581

7,000

62

Mine injury-CCF left tibia and fibula. CCF rt. tibia and fibula lower third with traumatic amput. rt. foot; large perineal wound with retroperitoneal hematome.


M


 67. 8


 42. 5


 24. 6


 1,769


 30. 8


 2,034


55. 5


 3,553


 4,875


 79

Thoraco-Abdominal Wounds

20

67. 4

43. 0

26. 2

1,760

37. 2

2,513

63. 4

4,273

-----

91

Mortar wds. thru 10 I. S., midaxillary line of left chest, perforating diaphragm and left lobe of liver. Fragment embedded in serosa hepatic flexure.

21

54. 0

 

 
54. 0
54. 0

57. 0

 

 
50. 7
41. 0

45. 5

 

 
42. 9
28. 1

2,480

 

 
2,320
1,518

37. 9

 

 
45. 7
46. 7

2,055

 

 
2,470
2,525

83. 4

 

 
88. 6
74. 8

4,535

 

 
4,790
4,042

7,000

 

 
7,000
7,000

120

 

 
127
107

Mortar wds.-Pen. avulsive thoraco-abdominal wound, left with fracture of ribs 9 and 10, hemothorax; laceration of diaphragm, spleen, and stomach.
3 days later.
9 days later.

22

52. 2

51. 0

41. 6

2,170

43. 3

2,260

84. 9

4,430

1,500

121

Mortar wds.-Fract. ribs 11 and 12, lac. of diaphragm ruptured spleen, hemopneumothorax.

23

57

 
57

35

 
37

23. 5

 
28. 4

1,340

 
1,617

43. 7

 
48. 3

2,490

 
2,753

67. 2

 
76. 8

3,830

 
4,370

2,500

 
3,100

96

 
110

Mortar wds.-SFW pen. rt. shoulder and entering chest. Hemothorax. Pen. wound rt. lobe of liver.
2 hours later-after 600 blood with Ht. 46.



M


57. 6


46. 5


34. 2


1,937


40. 5


2,329


74. 7


4,267


2,500


107

Chest-Extremity Wounds

*24

82. 0

28

9. 0

736

24. 4

2,004

33. 4

2,740

10,000

48

Mortar wounds-Mult. pen. wds. rt. chest, hemothorax. Mult. fragments in both thighs. Fractures of left radius, upper third left tibia and 5 metacarpals left hand.