Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 3.16 Organigram
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... examination: biometry, hearing,  vision,  ECG, spirometry, x-ray, blood tests, drug and alcohol tests, urine test Nursing: injections, wound treatment, bandages, instrumentation Reception ...

2. 11.5 Ship noise and its effects on seafarers’ health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... most relevant audiometry finding in relation to risks to hearing is the equivalent continuous level (Leq) to which the crew members are subjected during one day and during one trip. Data recorded in situ ...

3. 19.4 Research methods
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... being more (or less) inclined to answer. Another example may be that noise exposed seafarers would be more inclined to participate in a study on hearing impairment than non-exposed seafarers. The “healthy ...

4. 7.5 Common Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... its curvature, giving transient improvements in acuity. 7.5.6  Hearing Adequate hearing is essential for communications while at sea. In addition prolonged exposure to the noise levels often found ...

5. 7.4 Frameworks for Seafarer Medical Examinations
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... Pre-sea and Periodic Medical Fitness examinations.[ref] These give more detail on appropriate examination procedures, on appeal mechanisms and on vision and hearing requirements. They also include a list ...

6. 7.2 Rationale and Criteria for Selection in Relation to Duties, Voyages and Special Vessel Types
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... needed to cope in conditions of poor visibility and at night but they are simple to apply (7.6.4.1). Hearing loss can be identified either by finding thresholds for pure tone sounds of by means of speech ...

7. 6.10 Fishing and catching
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... the mouth, pharynx, oesophagus and bladder. An identical situation has been demonstrated with alcohol and hepatic cancer. There is a high frequency of hearing problems: the effect of exposure for several ...

8. 11.1 Introduction
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... perceptive and psycho-technical abilities, additional visual and hearing requirements and efforts of seamen; a need of long-lasting maintenance of attention to be bale to notice rare occurrences; there ...

9. 11.3 Ship Building and Repair
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... exposure ranges from 90 to 108 dB, as measured by Andro (6). The effects of such noise exposure on the hearing and on other parts of the body are addressed in another chapter of this textbook, written ...

10. 8.6 Reporting. Cooperation
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/8. The Maritime Physician)

... should be reviewed. The physical examination and the necessary additional examinations should be checked and recorded according to set procedures. Hearing, eye sight and colour vision should be checked. ...