Medical Records

Index

The medical chart appears to be in reverse chronological order. In order from top to bottom pages, the following appear:

• Microscopic Notes
• Gross Necroscopy Notes
• Clinical Summary
• Exposure History

Typed Stamps

Information that is typewritten is stamped in the upper-left quadrant of many documents. All dates are in Julian Format (So, YY followed by how many days into that year). As an example for animal ID 999A:

999A    76082    M
DA 14            77110
239PU LONG 1 5UM MONO
02 2130

A breakdown of this is:

ANIMAL_ID  DOB  SEX
PATHOLOGY_SERIES_INDEX_NUMBER  EXPOSURE_DATE
DESCRIPTION
ASSIGNED_ID

• DESCRIPTION: Where there exists something like 1 5UM this indicates 1.5 Micron Particle size. For whatever reason, decimals do not appear.
  • Where MONO occurs: monodispersed aerosols, i.e., aerosols of a very narrow size range.
• ASSIGNED_ID: This is the assignment code or experiment designation as reported in the annual report of each lab.

Exposure History

A single yellow sheet toward the chronological beginning of most of the medical charts.

• History Section contains:
  • Tattoo
  • Exposure Date
  • Exposure Number: This field is interesting. An example 2130/31-02. The number after the slash always seems to be 1 higher than the last two digits of the first four numbers.
• Assignment Code
  • Class
  • Isotope
  • Form
  • G1
  • G2

Medical Workups

Apparently, EEG and ECG workups of the dogs were performed.

EEG Acronyms:

F = frontal
T = temporal
P = parietal
O = occipital

Database References

ITRI Isotope Key

ITRI Isotope Codes

Code,Isotope
24,"Ra-224"
26,"Ra-226"
31,"Am-241"
32,"Th-232"
34,"Cm-244"
36,"Sr-90"
39,"Pu-238"
40,"Pu-239"
49,"Cf-249"
51,"U & Pu [Am] or MOX"
52,"Pu & Am"
53,"Cf-252"
58,"U-233 Dioxide"
68,"Pu-238 & Cm-244 [Cm-244]"
69,"U-Natural"
70,"Pu-Pure"

Isotope Form Key

This is yet to be clearly defined, however, if this represents the chemical form, then the following might be leads the beginnings of understanding the pattern until a true key is located:

055: FAP - Fused Aluminosilicate Particles
600: Oxide