The initiative to this book came from the Norwegian Centre for Maritime Medicine. From our network we have recruited experts of maritime medicine to contribute with authorship to this "first edition". The ...
Introduction to maritime health To be at sea is to be away from the environment in which humans evolved and in which most people live. Maritime health is a medical discipline concerned with recognition, ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND Military navy Working on naval vessels differs a lot from working on merchant ships. Naval ships cannot change flag like a merchant ship, unless they are decommissioned and sold ...
... maritime operations. Maritime health is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the health of seafarers. It draws on principles of traditional shore-based medicine, such as public health, clinical ...
Introduction Vaccinations are a highly effective method of preventing certain diseases. Vaccinations in travellers are one of the safest methods to avoid a range of dangerous infections that may be encountered ...
Global seaborne transport Shipping is essential to the functioning of the global economy and the related international merchandise trade. Shipping facilitates trade by moving goods from production to ...
TIM CARTER AND KRIS DE BAERE Introduction Common interest groups in the maritime sector find benefits in collaborating across international boundaries. Representative organisations usually bring such ...
JON MAGNUS HAGA, KATINKA SVANBERG Introduction Maritime search and rescue (SAR) refer to a wide range of medical and logistical measures that aim to prevent loss of health or life in the event of distress ...
... and one of the most dangerous’. Humans are naturally land animals. To be at sea is to be away from the environment in which we evolved and in which most people live. People may be at sea to work in maritime ...
TIM CARTER, SUZANNE STANNARD The terms maritime health and maritime medicine are often used interchangeably. There are, however, important differences. Maritime health practice can best be considered ...
The Textbook of Maritime Health is a comprehensive learning tool aimed at providing health professionals and others with a complete overview of the field of maritime medicine, free of charge. The Textbook ...
... important issues affecting those at sea. Following its success it was extensively revised and a second edition, edited by Tim Carter, was published in 2013. Given the expansion in the field of maritime ...
... research is focused on epidemiology of infectious disease related to cross-border health threats, maritime health, water safety and health and hygiene on cruise ships. She has been working as the manager ...
Kimmo Herttua PhD is senior researcher at the Centre of Maritime Health and Society of the Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. His research interests include a wide range of topics ...
... in 2002. Got her Master degree in Maritime Health in Rovira and Vergili University Tarragona Spain in 2008 and Specialist in Hyperbaric Medicine and Water Sports from the Cadiz University Spain in 2010. ...
... exposure to methylmercury and persistent lipophilic contaminants. Dr Weihe has served as a consultant for the Faroese Maritime Administration since 1988, with special responsibility for the conduction ...