Bed-Cards were used in both C.S.A. and U.S.A. Medical Departments:
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Medical/Surgical History--Part I, Volume II
Prepared, under the direction of JOSEPH K. BARNES, Surgeon General United States Army,
By George A. Otis, Assistant Surgeon United States Army.
Introduction
[excerpt]
The entries on bed-cards sometimes supplied missing links, in tracing the chain of evidence of important cases. These cards were printed on thick paper or card-board, five and one-half by three and one-half inches, and were classified and transmitted to the Surgeon General's Office when the hospital closed. The form of the cards used (face and back) may be seen below:
Form of Bed-card used in the United States General Hospitals.
(see above .jpg)
Left side one side of the card. Right side is the back of card.
M. E. Wolf
View attachment 1660
Medical/Surgical History--Part I, Volume II
Prepared, under the direction of JOSEPH K. BARNES, Surgeon General United States Army,
By George A. Otis, Assistant Surgeon United States Army.
Introduction
[excerpt]
The entries on bed-cards sometimes supplied missing links, in tracing the chain of evidence of important cases. These cards were printed on thick paper or card-board, five and one-half by three and one-half inches, and were classified and transmitted to the Surgeon General's Office when the hospital closed. The form of the cards used (face and back) may be seen below:
Form of Bed-card used in the United States General Hospitals.
(see above .jpg)
Left side one side of the card. Right side is the back of card.
M. E. Wolf
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