Posted on 09/29/2004 12:49:45 AM PDT by DISCO
John Kerry's doctor has stated that he has been his internest since 1986. He has reveiwed his military record and summarizes his medical activity in the Navy. Can anyone post. Interesting read.
What is a contusion?
from http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/contusion
Quote:
- the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
- an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
from http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Contusion
Quote:
CONTUSION, med. jurisp. An injury or lesion, arising from the shock of a body with a large surface, which presents no loss of substance, and no apparent wound. If the skin be divided, the injury takes the name of a contused wound. Vide 1 Ch. Pr, 38; 4 Carr. & P. 381, 487, 558, 565; 6 Carr. & P. 684; 2 Beck's Med. Jur. 178.
... which means a contusion is a bruise were there is no bleeding.
From http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Spot_Kerry.pdf on page 2 of the Spot Report.
Quote:
"LTJG Kerry suffered ... contusions on his right forearm"
Also from the summary document by Kerry's doctor which has been taken off Kerry's website...
kate wrote:
13 March 1969, 1900 hours, United States Coast Guard Cutter Spencer. “John Kerry, LTJG, USNR- In firefight approx 3 hours ago, pt was a) thrown against bulkhead sustaining injury (contusion) to R forearm. b) sustained small piece of shrapnel in L upper buttock.”
Mr. Kerry was treated for injuries sustained when he was thrown against a bulkhead resulting in a contusion to his right forearm, as well as a shrapnel injury in his left upper buttock. His exam at that time revealed localized bruising of his right medial forearm and of his buttock from the shrapnel with some localized bruising. An x-ray of his forearm did not reveal evidence of fracture. He was treated with a tetanus shot, topical dressing and an ace bandage and advised to apply warm soaks to his right forearm.
Note: Ignore the wound to the buttock, because it happened earlier in the day when there was no hostile fire.
Since this is a summary document, Kerry's medical records support that there was no bleeding in his forearm.
http://www.johnkerry.com/about/john_kerry/medical.html supports the fact that Kerry only had a bruise. Since he only had a bruise where there was no bleeding, then he falsely obtained the 3rd Purple Heart.
Now we have the official Navy's Spot Report for this incident shows that Kerry does not deserve the 3rd Purple Heart. Also the medical summary by Kerry's doctor, also supports that Kerry does not deserve the 3rd Purple Heart.
Website flip flopping.
This would be hysterically funny if it were not for a Presidential candidate.
"Since he only had a bruise where there was no bleeding, then he falsely obtained the 3rd Purple Heart."
Actually, that's not necessarily the case. There doesn't have to be bleeding.
There does, however, have to be a significant injury, and I wouldn't call a little bruising significant.
Bush has released his, Kerry refuses to release his, and the media won't call Kerry on it.
Re: "John Kerry's doctor has stated that he has been his internest since 1986."
What the sam hill is "internest?"
What Bill Clinton and other democrat politicans build for their pet interns?
an Intern love nest?
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