| .001 | number | | 11 | | | This field contains the internal entry number for this POW PERIOD. This
number may be used by various software packages. This must not be edited
and entries must not be added or deleted unless done through a software
upgrade of the PIMS package. |
| .01 | name(+) | 0;1 | FREE TEXT | | B | This field contains the name of the period/place where a patient may
have been a prisoner of war. Choices include WWI and Vietnam. This
data must NOT be edited in any way. |
| 1 | abbreviation | 0;2 | FREE TEXT | | C | This field contains an alternate name by which this prisoner of war period
may be called. This abbreviation may be displayed on outputs or other
displays where there is insufficient space to display the entire name of
the POW PERIOD. |
| 100 | synonym | .01;0 | MULTIPLE | 22.01 | | A synonym or shortened name associated with a specific period of
service. The shortened name may be 2-28 characters in length and
is a free text field.
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| 101 | code | 0;3 | POINTER | 21 | | This field is a pointer to the .01 field of the Period of Service
file which contains all periods of service and related data. The
prisoner of war code contains the single character code by which
this status is identified. Zero (0) stands for YES and one (1)
stands for NO.
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