zippy.72 Posted 15 July , 2009 Share Posted 15 July , 2009 I am struggling with the following entry on a service record; "21/9/18 13 CDR F.A. Admitted P.O.U" Any ideas? I presume F.A. stands for Field Ambulance? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 15 July , 2009 Share Posted 15 July , 2009 21st September 1918, 13th Canadian Field Ambulance, admitted with Pyrexia of Unknown/Uncertain Origin. http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/...mp;r=16&f=G Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper6197 Posted 17 July , 2009 Share Posted 17 July , 2009 Hello; If memory serves P.O.U was rather a common ailment for any soldier with several tours in the trenches. A more common term was "trench lice." George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper23 Posted 18 July , 2009 Share Posted 18 July , 2009 Pyrexia O f Unknown origin still used today in hospital Jerry (a Doctor!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 19 July , 2009 Share Posted 19 July , 2009 Hello; If memory serves P.O.U was rather a common ailment for any soldier with several tours in the trenches. A more common term was "trench lice." George POU is not "trench lice", though "trench lice" could certainly have caused a POU..... POU, as stated above, is simply Pyrexia of unknown origin, or in plain English, "This guy has a fever, but we haven't yet figured out what caused it". Usually it was an admission diagnosis, ideally later changed as the cause of the fever was discovered. If the body fought off the infection before the cause was identified, and the cause was never known, POU could have been a final diagnosis. Frequently, the term is seen as PUO, as well as POU. POU would have stood for (in military style), Pyrexia, Origin Unknown (or Undetermined). Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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