Fracture of the Frontal Skull Table X-ray - 1917-1919
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GLASS X-RAY PLATES from WORLD WAR I - 1917-1919 ROUEN, FRANCE BASE HOSPITAL UNIT 21 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY EDWIN C. ERNST, M. D. 16995: SHRAPHNEL METAL FRAGMENTS AND PENETRATING FRACTURE OF THE FRONTAL SKULL TABLE.
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| Title | Fracture of the Frontal Skull Table X-ray - 1917-1919 |
| Creator | Ernst, Edwin C. |
| Source | Ernst, Edwin C. Fracture of the Frontal Skull Table X-ray. 1917-1919. Ernst, Edwin Collection. St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | X-ray taken by Edwin C. Ernst of Base Hospital 21 in Rouen, France showing shrapnel metal fragments and a penetrating fracture of the frontal skull table. Base hospital 21 was formed from faculty and students from Washington University School of Medicine. Ernst designed his own portable x-ray equipment to help quickly diagnose injured soldiers. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Base Hospital 21; World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War; United States. Army. Base Hospitals; X-rays |
| Contributing Institution | Saint Louis Science Center |
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| Date Original | 1917-1919 |
| Language | English |