Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 9 Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board
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2. Re:3.1 Definitions
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... procedures or even medical technology to the specific conditions of time, space, weather etc. prevalent on board of ships, oil riggs etc. The most apparent conditions are: (non-)availability of clinical ...

3. Re:3.1 Definitions
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... conditions, I think the term "maritime medicine" may be used also in those areas. ...

4. 13.14 Cooperation with Port Health Authorities
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... health risks. If the port medical doctor suspects a disease that may be caused by unsanitary conditions on board he may contact the port health authority for follow up. This may also include conditions ...

5. 13.3 The Patient
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... medication prescribed from other medical doctors. Due to language barriers the drug may or may not be taken appropriately. Sometimes patients do have chronic conditions, such as hepatitis or diabetes which ...

6. 13.4 Medical Skills of the Port Maritime Physician
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... to take the specific situation of the seafarer into account. The success of the treatment depends on the conditions on board and the implications such treatment has on the individual seafarer and on the ...

7. 17 Crisis Intervention
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/17. Crisis intervention)

... the family or with friends at home Providing social support for coping   Risk factors related to the working and living conditions:   Excessive workloads, e.g. tight deadlines, high time ...

8. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... training and exposure towards heavy weather. In severe weather conditions all hands of small vessel crews are needed, however a significant proportion may simply not be able to leave their bunks due to ...

9. 10.12 Diseases and Injuries of the Eyes
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... of the eyes, but offer simple methods for diagnosis and acute assistance.   Because treatment of eye conditions is difficult for the non-ophthalmologist, there is a fine line between local assistance ...

10. 10.3 Disorders of the Skin
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

...    Figure 10.3.1. Composition of the skin   It is not within the scope of this chapter to present a detailed overview of dermatology, but rather to describe some selected dermatological conditions ...

11. 10.11 Sexually transmitted diseases – STD’s
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... than oral herpes since most HSV-2-infected persons have no classical symptoms. The diagnosis is also confused because other conditions may resemble genital herpes (fungal infection, lichen planus, atopic ...

12. 11.5 Ship noise and its effects on seafarers’ health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... from vibration energy produced by the propulsion system and propeller, but also comes from impact and movement of the ship caused by sea conditions. Appliances on tables or fixed to walls are also sources ...

13. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

      In this chapter a review is presented on the epidemiology of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases in seafaring and of the initial treatment of some serious GI conditions prior to evacuation. The ...

14. 10.6 Burns
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... if conditions allows   10.6.9      Indication for treatment in a specialist burns centre          The criteria of the German ...

15. 8.8 References
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/8. The Maritime Physician)

... at http://www.imo.org/includes/blastDataOnly.asp/data_id=7864/STCWCode.pdf.) Medical conditions which should be considered when deciding whether to issue medical certificates to seafarers. 1999. (Accessed ...

16. 1 Preface
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/1. Preface)

... has just started. Tentatively, a definition of maritime medicine could be “any medical activity related to questions concerning the employment, working conditions, living conditions, health and safety ...

17. 15.8 Distress and Abandoning Ship
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... even under obviously good sealed conditions.   Protracted exposition in cold conditions combined with insufficient energy intake will diminish shivering, thus reducing intrinsic heat production by ...

18. 15.4 Sea-Survival: General Physiological Remarks
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... crucial point is weather or not wearing a lifejacket that is keeping the breathing orifices well at safe levels under severely impaired or unconscious conditions. Main cause of death after abandoning ship ...

19. 15.3 Immersion Suits
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... of 24 hours under worst environmental conditions. A common problem is the incompatibility for clothes or survival suits and lifejackets. The core problem is the inability of life jackets to self right ...

20. 15.2 Lifejackets and Flotation Devices
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... Back on surface it must ensure a high freeboard with a maximum of oro-nasal clearance for prevention of surface-drowning in cold water or if the survivor is impaired by bad physical conditions. A stable ...