Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. Re:9.14 Floating hospitals
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... AMVER was primarily devised to provide help to ships in distress. In a medical emergency, the RCC may also consult AMVER to obtain a “SURPIC” (surface picture); indicating if a vessel with more extensive ...

2. 9.14 Floating hospitals
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... medical personnell and even hospital facilities. They will render assistance in an emergency. Thus it will be good to be aware of naval ships operating in the vicinity! ...

3. Re:3.1 Definitions
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... medicine, timelines and conditions of patient transport at sea. In civilzed areas of our world a patient requiring medical or even hospital care would - in an emergency - hardly wait for more than thirty ...

4. 13.15 Contact with other Organizations
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... and services given. In case of a major health problem in the port, the port clinic may be asked to help and assist in a specific task. It is important to be prepared for such actions. 13.15.3  Emergency ...

5. 13.18 Medical Reports
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... perform watch duties, but in case of an emergency, like an abandon ship alarm, this man would not be able to save himself and would depend on others. Such argument may be enough to sign him off. This argument ...

6. 13.6 Location of the Clinic
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... emergency medical care unit and other specialized medical services, it has to be avoided that the seafarer would have to take long trips to and from these services in order not to loose valuable time. ...

7. 13 Port Medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... on the basic characteristics of an ideal port medical clinic. Seafarers are among the most isolated people on the planet regarding access to medical care, in case of emergency as well as for primary health ...

8. 17 Crisis Intervention
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/17. Crisis intervention)

... emotional and mental problems observed in veterans of the Vietnam War.  Crisis intervention was first introduced in the emergency services (medical, fire fighting). Soon it spread out practically all ...

9. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... extreme - a „fight or flight“ adrenergic emergency reaction. Despite the high level of research conducted, the riddle of a potential physiology or utility behind motion sickness remains to be solved. Maybe ...

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

... be a medical emergency. The allergic form (Type 1 allergy) may be related to contact with or ingestion of certain – in particular organic – substances such as including a variety of foods including fish ...

11. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... skills, according to the Health Care Guidelines for Cruise Medical Facilities, issued by the American College of Emergency Physicians [38]. Most crew referrals to services in port (50-70%) concerned dentistry, ...

12. 10.6 Burns
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

...  10.6.5   Emergency treatment First aid measure of choice by a lay person at the site of accident will consist of cooling with tap water at a temperature of 15 - 20 °C. This will reduce the ...

13. 15.9 Displaced People and Refugees at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... means of floating devices. -        On emergency platforms shelter may be inadequate. -        Leading contributor to the spread ...

14. 15.8 Distress and Abandoning Ship
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... and blankets are as important as extra water.     15.8.2  Medical Actions Prior to Abandoning Ships   It is advisable to keep at least one small emergency pack in a waterproof container ...

15. 15.5 Drowning at Surface
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

...    This underlines the absolute prerequisite of donning sea-survival equipment as soon as possible in an emergency situation.   Sudden immersion in cold water is life-threatening; even if it is ...

16. 10.2 Soft tissue and joint diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... restricted with regard to the duration of employment time or type of services. The focus here is on diseases that impose serious functional limitations relating to work and in particular emergency situations. ...

17. 19.1 Science and research in maritime medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... such as the safety culture on board or the efficacy of the available safety equipment or emergency back-up systems. The researcher may be influenced by professional experiences and challenges such as ...

18. 4.17 National Organizations with International Impact
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

Some national organizations, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[1] in the USA and American College of Emergency Phycisians (ACEP)[2] in the USA, are of interest to maritime physicians ...

19. 10.9 Deaths on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... of death made by paramedics on land (e.g., ambulance service emergency medical technicians), it is based on the four certain signs of death: Livor mortis (lividity), Rigor mortis, Putrefaction, ...

20. 10.5 Electrical injury
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... Necrosis of the muscles results in myoglobinemia and myoglobinuria.  This becomes apparent by dark discolouration of the urine. The emergency treatment should protect the renal function by increased diuresis ...