Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 13.11 A Maritime Medical Unit
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... on the basis of accessibility of their service for seafarers. It is of the utmost importance that the responsible and treating doctor has a heart for seafarers. Seafarers deserve to be treated better than ...

2. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... tablets. Give 1 hour before journey, then 2 tbl. every 4 hours Side effects: Hot peppery taste, may cause burning sensation in the mouth, esophageal reflux, heartburn Dose for fresh ginger ...

3. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... (most often acid) causes troublesome symptoms, like heartburn, which may be worse after meals or when bending or reclining.   Treatment  Relief is often achieved by taking antacids or baking soda. ...

4. 15.7 Re-Warming Aboard
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... should be slowly passively re-warmed in a warm but not hot room, with frequent monitoring of vital signs, heart rate, ECG, blood pressure, and rectal temperature.   Full life support and symptomatic ...

5. 15.4 Sea-Survival: General Physiological Remarks
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... increase of heart rate and blood pressure. Triggered by massive output of stress hormones supra-ventricular but also ventricular ectopic arrhythmias are likely to occur. If the face is submerged or even ...

6. 10.8 Conditions related to Extreme Temperatures
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

10.8.1   Acclimatization Henrik L. Hansen The conditions caused by heat, may, as described in the section below, be serious and life-threatening. There are well-documented cases of fatal ...

7. 4.7 European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... Union, the Agency sits at the heart of the EU maritime safety network and collaborates with many industry stakeholders and public bodies, in close cooperation with the European Commission.”[1] EMSA is ...

8. 7.7 Medication
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... arrhythmia and after the insertion of artificial heart valves. The use of anticoagulants at the required dose normally carries a risk of bleeding of c 2% per year, in addition to the risk of the underlying ...

9. 7.5 Common Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... has a stable condition, such as limited vision, or is unable safely to enter confined spaces because of size.  Because they become incapacitated, for instance by a seizure or by an abnormality of heart ...

10. 7.1 Requirements for Work at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... risk of a fatal outcome if infected. Distance from care and its adequacy are important for anyone who has an increased risk of becoming ill while at sea. If a heart condition recurs can it be investigated ...

11. 18 Welfare on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/18. Welfare on Board)

... fitness plan and the level of exertion depend on the individual condition which can be assessed by measuring the heart rate at rest (Guidelines for Fitness onboard Merchant Ships, ICSW). In general, the ...

12. 10.1 Cardiovacular Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... risk occupations of ischemic heart diseases (3,4,). Jaremin and Kotulak (5) performed a retrospective study from 1985 to 1994 based on a population of 11,325 Polish seafarers and deep-sea fishermen. They ...

13. 11.4 Vibration on board Ships and its Effects
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... 90 Hz, which can be explained by resonance of the eyeballs. Thorax: 3-7 Hz. This explains the respiratory problems that are observed at such frequencies. Heart: 4-8 Hz. Chest pains have been described, ...