Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Jensen PROFESSIONAL PROFILE 5 years ship officer in merchant navy. Professor at the Flensburg University of Applied Science. ...
Norwegian citizen, born 1945. Medical school 1963-1969 in Rostock. Full-time surgery in Norwegian hospitals 1972-2012. Board-certified general surgeon (1979) and pediatric surgeon (1992). Master of Health ...
... for Cruise Ship Medical Facilities” by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)(8). These guidelines were initiated by American emergency physicians who had worked part-time as ship´s doctors ...
AB Able Bodied Seafarer ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians ACLS Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ADA Americans with Disability Act AED Automatied ...
... may develop symptoms when they have ended their contract and returned to their home countries, sometimes to places where such diseases are not endemic and thus physicians may not consider the diagnosis ...
... of infection, occupational disease transmission and the occurrence of clinical disease in the population of seafarers is very limited. However, in our personal experience as practicing port physicians ...
... facilities in ports, general treatment, lack of oxygen, testing and vaccination. Seafarers suffered of mental stress, anxieties and precarious life and family situations. Maritime physicians need to ...
... S, Ramesh D, et al. Case reports of two interesting patients with sea snake envenomation. J Assoc Physicians India. 2020; 68(12): 78–81, indexed in Pubmed: 33247651. Kishida T, Toda M, Go Y, et al. Population ...
... College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Cruise Ship Medicine Section (CSMS) has established industry specific guidelines in cooperation with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) . Further information ...
... room, resuscitation room and other specialized areas (The American College of Emergency Physicians, 2008). On board the sickbay has to fill most of the requirements for examining and treating the patient ...
... time when seafarers came to port physicians with vague complaints and minor ailments, in fact one could think that often the seafarer was just looking for some tablets, some reassurance, and the possibility ...
... changes. After assessment by suitably qualified physicians, appropriate recommendations for the transport of people who may suffer ill effects in flight can be made. Staff to be included in this risk assessment, ...
... seafarers. Because of this, care may differ from that which may be received in ‘regular’ medical care. Company designated physicians are utilized in the huge majority of the ‘crewing’ countries to coordinate ...
... on medical care around the world is available in Ch 5.9.6. Repatriation Many physicians who are unfamiliar with the standard of care in foreign countries are sometimes reluctant to release a patient ...
... in public.[41] The ship’s surgeon thought salt meat and laziness were to blame. The College of Physicians recommended vinegar against the illness and the Admiralty accepted their recommendation. Anson ...
... physicians, and they are also likely to have to gain specific knowledge of the maritime environment and the constraints it places on risk management. [1] Andrioti D, Faurby M, Videbæk Le J, Jensen OC. ...
... care is an essential part of health care and maritime physicians are major actors in ensuring quality of care (10) at sea. Seafarers should be informed about their own health status or provided with their ...
... of international regulations, but mostly because of increasing passenger expectations, and the actions of the cruise companies. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has also shown interest ...
The primary target audience for the book are maritime health professionals, including physicians, nurses, occupational health advisers and others. It is anticipated that uses will include: As a reference ...