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the patient, "Are you in pain?"
"No," he replied.
The doctor asked me why I had sent for him. Then I explained that the boy was frightened of him, and that his wounds were in a very bad condition, and I should very much like him to look at his knee. The doctor then ordered me to undo his bandage, and just glanced at his wound and said he would be back in a few minutes. He brought the chief doctor who also looked at the wound, and then directed me to take him to the hospital.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEEN THE EXCHANGE BARRACK AND THE HOSPITAL.
All the men, passed by the two doctors and the camp commandant for exchange to England, would be sent into the Exchange Barrack. Once sent into this barrack, they then belonged to the Transport Office to be sent on to Aachen for England, Mannheim or Constance for Switzerland, therefore, the hospital did not want to have anything more to do with them, and it was very hard to obtain the advice of a doctor. After remaining in the hospital for a while, my patient had a piece of bone removed about two and a half inches square, and was then sent back to me feeling much better, and eventually was sent to England. I learnt that after his arrival there, his leg had been amputated with good results.
I have had as many as eighty patients to look after at one time. I thought, when asking to take care of the English, I should be left to them, but I soon received orders to attend to whoever was sent into the Exchange Barrack. I was given the assistance of four men who could only remain with me until sent