New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
Physical Exhaustion
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Physical Exhaustion
There were 114 cases of physical exhaustion evacuated from divisional units; some of these were returned to their units from the field ambulances, but 22 cases were admitted to 2 General Hospital in July and 62 in August.
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| Killed | Wounded | Missing | Total | |
| 13–17 July—Attack on Arezzo | 26 | 91 | 117 | |
| 21 July–1 August—Attack south of Florence | 107 | 477 | 31 | 615 |
| —— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Total | 133 | 568 | 31 | 732 |
| Shell wounds | 416 |
| Gunshot (rifle or machine gun) | 69 |
| Mortar | 111 |
| Grenade | 19 |
| Mine | 20 |
| Booby traps | 6 |
| Burns | 11 |
| Blast | 15 |
| Bayonet | 1 |
| Other causes, falling masonry, etc. | 26 |
| —— | |
| Total | 694 |
| Average Bed States | July | August |
| 1 NZ Gen Hosp | 336 | closed |
| 2 NZ Gen Hosp | 536 | 565 |
| 3 NZ Gen Hosp | 605 | 626 |
| Conv Depot | 478 | 517 |
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