Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 4.16. National organizations with international impact
(Forum/Feedback)

... on Maritime Health in Tarragona (Spain) (suggested link http://www.semm.org/ismh7.html) b) In 2003 URV started a University Specialist in Maritime Health diploma (6 modules, 200 h) in Spanish. In 2005 ...

2. 13.13 Patient Management
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... to give negative answers or deny. Some have different attitudes towards pain. Always give the patient the chance to express his worries or anxiety. Clinical examination Although this is not usually ...

3. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... sweating, hot flashes, pallor, increased salivation, strangury (painful urination) and lacrimation may precede outright motion sickness (malaise). The complex of drowsiness and mood changes seen in motion ...

4. Editorial board
(News/Frontpage)

... Spain Rob Verbist, Belgium Henrik Hansen, Denmark Arne.J.Ulven, Norway Alf Magne Horneland, Norway Editor Aksel Schreiner, Norway Coordinator    First editorial board meeting. ...

5. 10.12 Diseases and Injuries of the Eyes
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... with a light compression bandage for at least 24 hours. If pain continues, ointment or drops contained in the medical chest should be applied.   Penetrating injury to the cornea   A penetration ...

6. 10.3 Disorders of the Skin
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... or product, e.g. epoxy paint may be replaced by another type of paint, or an offending food product may be replaced in the galley. Frequently, a less aggressive hand cleansing and the introduction of skin ...

7. 10.11 Sexually transmitted diseases – STD’s
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... symptoms in males include a yellowish urethral pus discharge (Figure 1), associated with dysuria and sometimes pollakisuria. Involvement of the prostate, seminal vesicles, and epididymis causes pain and ...

8. 11.5 Ship noise and its effects on seafarers’ health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... Tarragona, Spain, 23-26 April 2003 Davies HW et al. Occupational exposure to noise and mortality from myocardial infarction. Epidemiology 2005; 16: 25-32 Zheng KC, Ariizumi M. Modulations of Immune ...

9. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... (e.g. pain, nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea) account for 10 - 25% of the maritime radio-medical contacts [11-17]: Studies from cruise ships [18-21] – with doctor(s) aboard – show that the most frequent ...

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

... wound, very painful       Damage of the epidermis and         superficial parts of  the         dermiswith sequestration ...

11. 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 ...

12. 10.2 Soft tissue and joint diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

Introduction Musculoskeletal pain causes major diagnostic problems for many physicians. The undergraduate teaching is sparse, and each doctor has variable and mostly limited post-graduate training ...

13. 19.8 Research collaboration and research institutions for maritime medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

...  ralph.nilsson@ymk.gu.se     Spain Tarragona Instituto Social La Marina De Tarragona Centro De Gasto N 6053 Servicios De Medicine Maritima, Sanidad Maritima ISM M. ...

14. 4.17 National Organizations with International Impact
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine (IIMTM)[4], Poland, The University of Western Brittany (UBO)[5], France, the University of Tarragona[6], Spain, the "Ukrainian Research Institute for Medicine ...

15. 4.11 Comité International Radio-Maritime (CIRM)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

CIRM was founded in Spain in 1928 by 8 companies engaged in the application of radio to the maritime service. It was re-constituted in Belgium in 1947 and subsequently moved to London. To most workers ...

16. 4.10 International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... by the Director General, Capt. Esteban Pacha-Vicente of Spain, who is the Chief Executive Officer and legal representative of IMSO; and an Advisory Committee, comprising a number of Member States, ...

17. 16.6 International response
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... and over 1,500 personnel. Greece, France, Spain, Germany and Italy have contributed with forces and personnel to the operation. Other EU member states are expected to contribute later.  ...

18. 16.3 Pirates today and their Modus Operandi
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... an odd trip, repainting the funnel with another watchword and renamed the ship as “V TAI” by using a template previously and specially made for this purpose. They raised the Honduran flag though they did ...

19. 9.7 Evacuation for Medical reasons at sea (Medevac)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

... to the sinuses causing pain during the flight. Administration of nasal decongestants may be a sensible precaution to take. In cases involving a skull fracture, air trapping may also be a factor to take ...

20. 9.6. Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

... surgery (general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery and neurosurgery), neurology, pain medicine, radiology, urology, gynaecology and obstetrics, ears-nose and throat diseases, ...