... the National Registry for Notifiable Infectious Diseases showed that the standardized incidence ratio for hepatitis A infection was 1.77 (0.91-3.10) as compared to the general population. The majority ...
Blood or bodily fluids cluster Potential hazards for blood-borne infections and sexually transmitted diseases include accidents and injuries, unsafe medical care provided to seafarers in ports in highly ...
CLARA SCHLAICH Introduction It has long been recognized that the occurrence of infectious diseases in seafarers is strongly related to working and living at sea. During the current COVID-19 pandemic ...
... The most common causes are the arterial diseases and cancers. Widespread but non-fatal conditions include musculoskeletal pain, often with limitation of movement, and psychological distress as well as ...
... in a tropical diseases unit, 2008–13.J Travel Med. 2016; 23(2): tav022, doi: 10.1093/jtm/tav022, indexed in Pubmed: 26858271. Todd J, Edsell M. A diver’s guide to subaquatic envenomation in the Mediterranean. ...
... disease). These diseases are rare in seafarers, but it is nonetheless essential that the field of maritime medicine gain familiarity with them in order to diagnose and prevent them. Bibliography Kingma ...
... on vessels and quarantine arrangements to reduce the risk of importing diseases. Governments in the traditional maritime nations of Europe and North America became active in the regulation of safety ...
... diseases, the consequence of which has economic impact. Over the last decade, organizations like ISWAN (The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network), the successor organisation to ICSW ...
TIM CARTER Introduction Seafarers working at sea need to safely and effectively perform a wide variety of tasks. Most involve the seafarer receiving information about their surroundings, analysing ...
... an isolation room for sick seafarers with infectious diseases e.g. influenza, norovirus or chickenpox. As a worst case scenario and an incident with multiple casualties the sick bay may need to focus as ...
... of having a disease that may come under the International Health Regulation, 2005 for communicable diseases, it is essential for the TMAS doctor to notify all parties concerned, namely the respective MRCC/JRCC ...
... the ship, recovery may take longer than a few days or the disease may affect the productivity of the seafarer, Additionally, some diseases that occur on board can wait for treatment in the seafarer’s ...
... very harmful to the function of the molecules. In medicine, this effect is used deliberately to cure cancer and other diseases, or to investigate tissues, through X-rays. But with increasing dosage this ...
... on the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. Canadian Center for occupational Health and Safety Editor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1984: 77-81 [2] Kaerlev L, Jensen A, Nielsen PS, Olsen ...
... problems Musculoskeletal problems, either acute or chronic, are frequent causes of time off work and declared occupational diseases in this population group. Upper limb injuries Use of vibrating ...
... an unusual hypothesis. He asserted that scurvy, pellagra, rickets and beriberi, all represented a class of diseases caused by deficiencies in the diet. The lack of certain nitrogen’s with the ‘amine’ structure ...
... scale of risks present. Important risks include ill-health injuries while working at sea work-related diseases ship incidents and disasters arising from health problems or disabilities mental ...
... chronic diseases 1,2. There are known health risks associated with various aspects of ship operations, dangerous cargoes and port visits. Practioners include physicians, occupational hygienists and ...
... perspective Medical care at sea is a major concern for seafarers, just as for passengers. Seafarers’ health, including promoting health and preventing diseases and accidents, as well as passengers’ health, ...