... by which mode a patient is evacuated may differ depending whether a critically injured finger is the fifth or the second one, and whether it is on the patient’s dominant hand. The need for further investigation ...
... seafarer may need referral for more complex investigation and treatment. In this situation, appropriate arrangements must be made and additional communication with other medical professionals will be required ...
... INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED 1 Various kinds of Injury e.g. Fracture, dislocation, ligament tear, etc 20% Functional Capacity Evaluation Xray of affected area MRI of affected ...
... injuries. These may be required by maritime accident investigation authorities or by ship operators or their insurers. Case reports can be valuable if a case has been investigated in detail and lessons ...
... developed symptoms later. These investigations were among the earliest to identify the symptoms that are now widely recognised as characterising post-traumatic stress disorders. Conclusions Maritime ...
... and on the effectiveness of interventions. This is a consequence of the complexity of investigations in a mobile population of seafarers who are distant from health care and investigation facilities, ...
... of the risk management plans with its objectives. A thorough investigation of each activity in a risk management plan is required. After evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of all the activities, ...
... to include all those investigations and interventions adopted to secure improved health of those at sea. This will include the design of both living and working environments to meet this end as well as ...
... needs that relate to the person’s actual job requirements. There has been little investigation into the training needs and competencies of doctors working in maritime health. One recent study from Denmark, ...
... health authorities, coroners and the police if appropriate and with the seafarer’s consent. [1, 2] Based on information from the patient records and from safety investigations, the Master must provide ...
... When maritime health investigations are undertaken the important ethical considerations are: Is there informed consent from participants? Have the methods been explained and the ways in which the ...
... is available and the facility will have a treatment room, some ward beds, an intensive care room and equipment for processing limited laboratory investigations, taking and reading plain X-rays, monitoring ...