... and stabilise the patient and longer-term requirements for evacuation or continuing care on board as well as for shore-based care, rehabilitation, and speedy return to work whenever possible. The challenge ...
Text from 2nd edition by SANDRA ROBERTS, revised and updated by Nebojša Nikolić Current requirements International Maritime Organisation courses The International Convention on Standards of Training, ...
... chest’. This is because historically, the medicines carried on board during the age of sail were kept inside wooden chests. While international requirements to carry a medicine chest are in place, no ...
... a triage area or an area to receive others from the sea or less well equipped vessels. The function and requirements of a sickbay will vary depending on the size and type of vessel. On a chemical tanker, ...
... TMAS is seen as integral part of SAR, additional requirements are set in the IAMSAR (International Aviation and Maritime Search and Rescue) manual[2]. The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC)[3] also ...
... care requirements. Is the condition as stable as can be expected in the near future? Has there been a good response to treatment to optimise the condition at the current time? Can any ongoing care ...
... illnesses and mental distress, where living conditions at sea may be a contributor, there are fewer formal requirements, but it is both useful and good practice to have effective preventative measures ...
... risk of injury associated with the strains of prolonged periods of work at sea. advice on human factors aspects of navigation, for example, the visual requirements and the task demands of work on a ship’s ...
... follow up and the importance of the documentation requirements in such a situation. The same department has produced guidance on the evaluation and treatment of irradiated or contaminated personnel(2). ...
... By 1920, many major maritime states had specified requirements for medical care at sea including fitness to work, medicines, a medical guide and training for officers. In the 1920s the Red Cross and the ...