horatio2 Posted 26 August , 2020 Share Posted 26 August , 2020 This one has me stumped. Any ideas, please? In context (via Field Ambulance):- "Adm. 2 Con. Dep. Rouen 4.6.18 D.A.H. ... Adm. 9 GH Rouen 3.6.18 DAH. Mld." then via Convalescent Camp to a Base Depot Medical Board and classified B.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headgardener Posted 26 August , 2020 Share Posted 26 August , 2020 (edited) Disorderly Action of the Heart EDIT: Disordered! Bloody spellcheck.... Edited 26 August , 2020 by headgardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 26 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 26 August , 2020 In a flash! Many thanks, HG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 26 August , 2020 Share Posted 26 August , 2020 Mld = Mild, presumably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconnolly Posted 4 September , 2020 Share Posted 4 September , 2020 It is an abnormal heartbeat generally likely to be called "atrial fibrillation" today. in the war it was thought to be associated with ''shell shock" or "neuraesthenia" but it was most likely due to malnutrition/various dietary deficiencies. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 4 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 4 September , 2020 Unlikely to have been caused by his playing of the bagpipes then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 4 September , 2020 Share Posted 4 September , 2020 1 hour ago, horatio2 said: Unlikely to have been caused by his playing of the bagpipes then. H2, Not too sure about that. There are indeed connections between playing certain wind instruments and medical problems eg: https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/05/arts/making-music-can-be-harmful-to-one-s-health.html The very act of playing some instruments puts great burdens on the heart. A study of 45 brass players showed young hearts working much harder to produce the necessary air pressure. Cardiac arrhythmias were particularly frequent among horn players. Dr. Leonard Essman, who is physician on tour both to the New York Philharmonic and the National Symphony, notices heavier incidence of high blood pressure, rapid heart action and coronary attacks than in other professions. An interesting subject regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 4 September , 2020 Share Posted 4 September , 2020 'Disordered Action of the Heart' was 'a well-defined syndrome in which certain nervous and circulatory symptoms are associated with an increased susceptibility to fatigue and in which no definite pathological condition can be found to which to ascribe the clinical symptoms' (for example: BMJ. The Psychoneurotic Factor in the 'Irritable Heart' of Soldiers. p29. July 13. 1918). If a soldier had atrial fibrillation then that would account for the circulatory symptoms (in some but not all instances - some people have atrial fibrillation and are not aware of it) and the diagnosis of DAH would not apply. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 4 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 4 September , 2020 Thanks, Michael. I wonder if DAH can be 'caught' by having to listen to bagpipes when under enemy shell-fire? My man's affliction was only 'Mild' so perhaps the peformance was brief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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