A battlefield occupational risk not to be ignored

Holley, Anthony D; Weber, Daniel J; Reade, Michael C

doi:10.5694/mja12.10694

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To the Editor: The Australian Defence Force (ADF) ensures outstanding medical care for wounded soldiers by providing skilled field medics, sophisticated evacuation services and excellent in-theatre hospital care.

1 Royal Australian Navy, Brisbane, QLD.
2 Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, Perth, WA.
3 University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.

Correspondence: m.reade@uq.edu.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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