... cut-off points for therapeutic intervention as cut-off points for prediction of working ability at sea. The literature is not abundant. There is some literature regarding medical selection for insurance ...
... we need to assess in medical selection. They seem to focus on so-called ‘hard end-points’, which means that many possible incidents are not included in the studies. Such studies consider relapse, re-intervention, ...
... is with sequelae. Hence those incidents that are most likely to trigger a complex chain of consequences are a priority for intervention as compared with incidents that are self-limiting and easily dealt ...
... maintenance, construction and well intervention. Further information on diving can be found in Ch 3.2.8. References: 1 Marine Insight. www.marineinsight.com 2 Wartsila Encyclopaedia ...
... more information, at least for officers to be. On board Medical log book entries at sea Most incidents requiring health intervention at sea are recorded in medical logs and the more serious events ...
... on board or in ports. Health practitioners prioritise improvements to the evidence base on risks and interventions, while often also providing preventative or treatment services. These differences in ...
... of the one you propose to assess risk or to specify interventions on? The ideal is to have information about a similar population of seafarers to the one you are concerned with. If the results come from ...
... it has provided the basis for setting some priorities for intervention within the range of settings where prevention is practicable. (Figure 2). The effectiveness of health related interventions Figure ...
... intervention by the UN Security Council in 2008. Today, the most dangerous piracy attacks occur in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa but piracy is also on the rise in Asia, Indonesia, the Singapore ...
... as appropriate for treatment and, if indicated for prophylaxis, monitoring of the effects of intervention vaccination programmes including post exposure vaccination where available and appropriate. ...
... on “Infection on board ships in the 21st century” it was emphasized that important aspects of risk and intervention are different for infectious diseases in the maritime sector and for similar conditions ...
... health and this has been the core of most seafarer interventions to date. However, education is only one component and other important aspects include: Securing health promoting behaviour changes at ...
... a good platform upon which individually-focused psychosocial interventions can be optimally applied46-48. Complementary to the ICSW work is an Australian initiative, partnering Melbourne Port Welfare ...
... interventions might improve the health and welfare of women seafarers. Specifically, these include: the production and appropriate distribution of gender-specific information on back pain, mental health ...
... the required (and health- giving) social circumstances that generate wellbeing. If interpreted as solely deriving from individual pathology and treated only through individual intervention (medication), ...
... addressed by all the contributors to this volume is how best to achieve these aims using the forms of intervention that each describes. For each element of the maritime medical care system risk management ...
... Variation can be seen in The availability of specialty services such as neurosurgery, tertiary level intensive care and support services such as interventional radiology, range of laboratory investigations ...
... Monitoring of key vital signs typically during flight to assess any changes due to the physiological challenges described previously Support with medical interventions during transportation (such as ...
... until Golden’s effort that the procedures were both understood and changed.[61] The sailors The maritime sector depends on competent and reliable seafarers. Maritime health interventions contribute ...
... distress from either the demands of working at sea or from other causes. Or, 2. Evaluating the scope to reduce the impact of such risks by effective intervention. Interventions are commonly based ...