Item 54: Friedrich Meier diary, 18 August 1914-August 1915 - Page 123
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<p>[Page 123]</p><p>On August 13, I broke a bone in the right forearm while exercising [on the horizontal bars]: swing to gain momentum, wrist turn to the right and jumping off in forward swing. On landing, I stumbled and fell backward onto my right arm, which broke from the impact on the hard floor. We had not yet been able in the short time to build a sand pit. Dr Herz applied a first-aid dressing and I then went over to the camp hospital, where Major (Dr) Walley put my arm in a splint. After a sleepless night Dr Walley took off the splint, whereupon we discovered that a band-aid had caused a gigantic boil. The splint was put back in place and henceforth the dressing was changed every 2-3 days. The camp hospital consists of 4 wards with 10 beds each plus a number of tents and is fenced in. The food</p>