... 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 ...
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 ...
... of all provisions for medical care of seafarers, both at sea and on shore, is to mitigate the harm from such incidents. This involves both immediate actions to relieve pain and anxiety and to resuscitate ...
... and not as a bible. Impact on the seafarer Physical impact on the seafarer The physical impact on the seafarer ranges from minor to very painful and even permanent impairment. The treatment of ...
... depending on the position of the seafarer. The Master, who is responsible for the medical care of his crew, undertakes a 5 day training course in medical matters and refresher training every year. In Spain, ...
... in some situations. For instance, many diagnoses are considered more or less likely on assessing the patient’s reaction to pain, their vigilance or their reflexes. All oceangoing vessels today have the ...
... is impolite to givenegative answers or deny. Some have different attitudes towards pain. Always give the patient thechance to express his worries or anxiety. Clinical examination Although this ...
... of injuries encountered ashore can also occur at sea, from eye injuries from flying projectiles when paint chipping or hammering, through knife wounds in the galley during food preparation, to falls from ...
... like lubricants and fuel chemicals used for maintenance work such as cleaning, removing rust and painting chemicals used for the eradication of pests (fumigants) A report of injuries by chemicals ...
... normally would feel a temperature increase in the skin and significant pain if the exposure is severe. There are a number of articles discussing this topic and providing helpful advice for such situations ...
... Arterial hypertension in seafarers and its link with occupational factors. Presented at 7th International Symposium on Maritime Health, Tarragona, Spain, 23-26 April 2003 Rumiantsev GI: Effects of vibration ...
... have been industrial activities for many years. Within this sector, there are many different occupations, such as engineers, boilermakers, welders, pipefitters and ship painters, and each type of worker ...
... a joint) Sleep apnea and breathing problems Many types of cancer Low quality of life Mental illness such as clinical depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders4,5 Body pain and difficulty ...
... prevention. However very often pain, swelling or other symptoms develop after repeated demanding actions have been performed and this is often somewhat delayed. Such problems, particularly those affecting ...
... that are abused include: Alcohol Marijuana Hallucinogens such as LSD Inhalants such as paint thinner or glue Opioid pain killers such as codeine and heroin Sedatives and anxiolytics such ...
... of food both on board and on land. Ownership of the sea From around 1300 onwards the Atlantic facing nations of Europe, first Spain and Portugal and then later Britain, France and the Netherlands, ...
... Risk management should: create value – resources expended to mitigate risk should be less than the consequence of inaction, or the gain should exceed the pain be an integral part of organizational ...
... at the University of Cadiz in Spain and the University of Brest in France, that provide comprehensive training in the subject. Some flag state administrations provide courses for the doctors they approve ...
... acute toothache may be disappointed not to get expert help on board a cruise ship, but simple dental care is possible. The mainstay of treatment is with antibiotics and painkillers, but some ship’s doctors ...