Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. Offshore Health - Terminology
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... professionals are being inserted into the maritime industrial activity to assist possible cases of illnesses and work accidents. I have used the term “OFFSHORE HEALTH”in my speech, in order to identify ...

2. 13.15 Contact with other Organizations
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

13.15.1  Welfare organizations Of 1,549 complaints by seafarers to the ministers of the Mission to Seamen in five years(1994-1999) 123 or 7.6 percent were about illness (1). It may be understood ...

3. 13.18 Medical Reports
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... next port, time in port, ETD. Agency + phone No. Transport company to the vessel + phone No. Quay (name or number) History of the present illness / injury Objective findings Specialized examinations or ...

4. 13.2 Social Aspects
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... consequences of any illness or injury he might acquire during the time of the contract. A port clinic functions against this background. The medical advice is given to seafarers on direct request of the ...

5. 17 Crisis Intervention
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/17. Crisis intervention)

... or mental illness. Likewise, they have had problems to admit the aforesaid disturbances.  Similar to military and police, seafarers belong to a community of traditionally „tough“men and women. It is ...

6. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... and drug absorption Most importantly sea-sickness may also aggravate chronic illness, such as diabetes, chronic renal disease and other relevant medical conditions.   Table 10.13. 2: Motion sickness: ...

7. 10.3 Disorders of the Skin
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... hormonal, and immune-system factors. It may be aggravated by illness or reduced general health, psychological stress, fatigue, and change of season. The seborrhoic eczema is a condition with dry or greasy ...

8. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... convenience shipping 1976-95, Roberts [3] found that out of a total of 200 deaths, illnesses caused 68 deaths, of which seven were from gastrointestinal disease (liver cirrhosis, acute pancreatitis, peptic ...

9. 10.6 Burns
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... be estimated. The medical history like previous illnesses, allergies and other important medical information must be recorded. The immunisation protection against tetanus has to be checked. If necessary, ...

10. 1 Preface
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/1. Preface)

... else, have quite different consequences for them and for those they work with. Seafarers as a group have high rates of serious and fatal injuries, especially in fish catching. A number of types of illness ...

11. 15.9 Displaced People and Refugees at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... of illness and disease is inadequate sanitation. This is common to displaced persons at sea. -        Inadequate health and trauma care over a prolonged period of time. ...

12. 10.8 Conditions related to Extreme Temperatures
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... S. Moran. Clinical Management of Heat-Related Illnesses. In: Paul S. Auerbach ed.Wilderness Medicine. Philadelphia., Mosby 2007 : 268-283   10.8.3     Hypothermia  Leif Aanderud  Accidental hypothermia ...

13. 19.9 References
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... og Maritimmedicinsk Publikationsserie: Esbjerg, Denmark. 11. Bloor, M., Observations of shipboard illness behavior: work discipline and the sick role in a residential work setting. Qual.Health Res., ...

14. 19.4 Research methods
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... be used to describe some feature of the population, such as prevalence of an illness, or they may support inferences of cause and effect. Longitudinal studies  (se below) differ from both in making ...

15. 4.17 National Organizations with International Impact
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... spread of gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses on cruise ships. VSP operates under the authority of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 264 Quarantine and Inspection Regulations to Control Communicable ...

16. 4.1 World Health Organization
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... Shipping Federation and International Maritime Health Association. In addition to being a textbook for seafarers in cases of illness or injury, the book also includes the TheList of Recommended Medicines ...

17. 9.7 Evacuation for Medical reasons at sea (Medevac)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

...   details of onset of illness or injury                         -   ...

18. 14.5 P&I Clubs. Insurance
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... a wide range of liabilities including: personal injury to, illness or death of crew, passengers and others on board, cargo loss and damage, oil pollution, wreck removal collision damage ...

19. 5.3 “The four pillars” and conventions relating to maritime health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

...  minimum manning, construction of ships (hospital construction, man-machine interface), environmental factors (that could cause illness or impair working ability). A list of conventions which ...

20. 7.7 Medication
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... Inadequate doses can lead to serious illness.  - case by case assessment of adrenal insufficiency. Not normally fit for duties other than in near coastal waters.  Therapeutic use of corticosteroids. ...