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. 1944 Oct;61(4):185–187.
A PERMANENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE FOR DISASTER RELIEFs=d,*
Henry Gibbons III
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Explanatory Note. Concerning Four Symposia to appear in issues of October, November, December and January.
In every war there is a tendency to neglect the health, the safety, and the nutrition of those who are behind the lines. Famine and pestilence are facts of war and can be crucial factors in victory or defeat. Our present war is so large and is lasting so long that we will need to be especially alert well beyond the cessation of hostilities.
With the desire to promote optimal health in our civilian population four symposia have been compiled. These have been gathered as follows: (1) Symposium to appear in October issue, on Disaster Relief, by Henry Gibbons, III of San Francisco; (2) Symposium in November issue, on Communicable Diseases, by Edward B. Shaw, of San Francisco; (3) Symposium in December issue, on Nutritional Problems, by Dwight L. Wilbur, of San Francisco; (4) Symposium in January issue, on Industrial Medicine, by Rutherford T. Johnstone, of Los Angeles.
A special committee, appointed for this project by Council Chairman Gilman, consisting of Howard F. West, J. Homer Woolsey, and Fletcher B. Taylor, chairman, wishes to express sincere gratitude for the work done by each contributor.
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One of several papers in a Symposium on “Emergency Medical Service in Wartime.” Papers collected by Henry Gibbons, III.
From the Office of the Chief of the Emergency Medical Service for San Francisco Civilian War Council.
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