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Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine

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EDITORS’ NOTE - This chapter and the following one are lengthy and detailed. This is our intention, as we believe that most medical persons are unfamiliar with this important area. Aid personnel frequently depend for their lives and safety on their ability to communicate effectively.

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  1. John F. Navein
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  2. Simon J. O’Neill
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  3. Craig H. Llewellyn
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  1. Leonard Cheshire Centre of Conflict Recovery, Royal Free and University College Medical School Academic Division of Surgical Specialties, 4 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BT

    James Ryan MB, BCh, BAO, MCh, FRCS, DMCC, FFAEM (Hon) (Leonard Cheshire Professor), Peter F. Mahoney TD, MSc, FRCA, FFARCSI, FIMC, RCS (Edin), DMCC (Honorary Senior Lecturer) & Ian Greaves MB, ChB, MRCP (UK), DMCC, DipIMCRCS (Ed) (Honorary Senior Lecturer) (Leonard Cheshire Professor),  (Honorary Senior Lecturer) &  (Honorary Senior Lecturer)

  2. Southampton General Hospital, Trenoma Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD

    Gavin Bowyer MB, BCh, MChir, FRCS(Orth) (Consultant in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate, Directorate of Orthopaedics) (Consultant in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate, Directorate of Orthopaedics)

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Navein, J.F., O’Neill, S.J., Llewellyn, C.H. (2002). Communications Technology and Range. In: Ryan, J., Mahoney, P.F., Greaves, I., Bowyer, G. (eds) Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0215-1_15

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