... Additional information Seafarer Accurate self declaration at PEME Report illness or close contacts promptly. Behaviours, eg use of insect repellent, use of condoms. Vaccination ...
... by acute febrile illness and haemorrhagic diathesis with abnormal blood clotting and increased vascular permeability causing petechia, echymosis or purpura with a tendency to develop hypovolemic shock. ...
... person with a respiratory illness coughs or sneezes, spreading droplets into the air and onto objects and surfaces in close proximity. Other people breathe in the droplets or touch the objects or surfaces ...
Faeces-Food-Water Cluster Agents in this cluster are found in beverages, food, drinking water and on objects. Numerous outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness have been described, primarily from passenger ...
... population is infected. The majority of acute Hepatitis B infections remain asymptomatic although 30-50% of adults present with an acute illness with jaundice, fever and abdominal pain. The incubation ...
... measures evaluated. In a 3 year prospective documentation of outbreaks on a cruise ships with 440 passengers and 421 crew members, influenza like illness and acute respiratory illness were the predominant ...
... By contrast, illness may be more prevalent in those who have recently ceased to work at sea, as it is one of the reasons for leaving the industry. The global recruitment of seafarers influences health ...
... the mental illness of depression so seafarers who are depressed may be identified and helped’. The leaflet may also be useful to seafarer ratings, if provided in accessible formats. This is important ...
... general symptoms include headache, drowsiness, apathy, a vague feeling of illness, anxiety and reduced cognitive performance. Persons suffering from seasickness may be observed as clumsy and off balance, ...
... a wide range of liabilities including: Personal injury to, illness or death of crew, passengers and others on board, Cargo loss and damage, Oil pollution, Wreck removal Collision damage Dock ...
... may also make rescue in the event of injury or illness difficult. In order to meet the physical and mental demands of working on board a ship, seafarers must undergo a medical examination prior to starting ...
... illness and disease to highlight this relationship, where the former refers to the individual experience of suffering while the latter to the medical experts’ diagnosis of this suffering11. The greater ...
... hostage by pirates and the families left behind. As Somali piracy decreased, the programme has moved towards other crises including deaths, injuries, illness and imprisonment and offers financial, practical ...
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 ...
TIM CARTER Introduction Despite preventative measures aimed at reducing the risks of illness, injury, incapacitation and death in seafarers, incidents requiring medical care do occur at sea. The aim ...
... and this is beyond the scope of this book. Major injuries or severe acute illness will be reported immediately and treatment instigated at the time of the incident. However, minor injuries and illness, ...
... and skills for effective action in the case of accident or illness, until the person who is in charge of medical care arrives. MEDICAL CARE (Model course 1.15) This model course provides the most ...
... in an emergency. To function as an emergency room the layout of the facility should prioritize examination and treatment of severe illness or injuries. Even though this is the least frequent use of the ...
... seafaring for as long as man has navigated the seas. Throughout history, shipwrecks have claimed the lives of countless numbers of seafarers and illnesses, disease and malnutrition at sea have claimed ...
... but they cannot be taken in isolation. In general, the reasons to initiate the evacuation of a patient from a sea-going vessel are: Serious injury or illness that may cause invalidity or death and ...