Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. Re: Communication problems and Radiomedico
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Dear Ana Paula Except for cruise ships, few ships have telephone in the sick bay. Most of the communication with Radio Medico is made from the bridge. In the recommendations for ship's medical facilitis ...

2. Communication problems and Radiomedico
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Hello! I have this time some specific questions about the communication ship-radiomedico: - have you experienced many ships that have the possibility to communicate with Radiomedico from the ship's ...

3. Re: communication problems and Radiomedico
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Dear Mr. Schreiner, thank you for your interest and for your assistance, I appreciate it so much. I will keep in touch. Best regards, Ana Paula

4. Re: communication problems and Radiomedico
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Dear Ana Paula Rodrigues As a leader of the Norwegian Radio medico for 25 years, i look wery much forward to reading your assay. I have passed on your request to the present leader of the Norwegian ...

5. communication problems and Radiomedico
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Hello all! I am writing an essay about intercultural aspects in communications between the Radiomedico services and ships, e.g. language difficulties, cultural barriers, etc... Some of you are or have ...

6. 8.2 Health problems. Education
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I would suggest to become a little more specific on what the requirements would be in what field of maritime medicine for physicians to qualify. Where would be facilities that apart from general clinical ...

7. 8.2 Health problems. Education
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8. 13.13 Patient Management
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... need. But the introduction of a path-based management may be easier if it is first applied to types of care where problems are encountered frequently. A good knowledge of seafarer’s life and medical problems ...

9. 13.15 Contact with other Organizations
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... and more delicate problems like STD for treatment. A good contact with the welfare organizations is therefore very important so that also the patients that report themselves to the ship visitors do get ...

10. 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 ...

11. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... asthma, COPD, glaucoma, sleep apnea, GI ulceration or obstruction, prostate enlargement or problems with urination, pheochromocytoma, hypocalcemia, arrthythmia, hypertension   Side effects: dizziness, ...

12. Editorial board
(News/Frontpage)

... subject to a master review to ensure that the scope of the textbook will meet the expectations of the first board meeting, namely that the text should discuss the maritime aspects of medical problems, ...

13. 10.12 Diseases and Injuries of the Eyes
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

      Introduction   In this chapter we shortly describe the problems of acute diseases and injuries of the eyes at sea. We do not go into details of anatomy or general clinical problems ...

14. 10.3 Disorders of the Skin
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... use of gloves should always be subsidiary to other preventive actions. Gloves can be unpleasant to use and may at times in themselves pose a security risk and cause skin problems. On the other hand much ...

15. 10.11 Sexually transmitted diseases – STD’s
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... tubes, and ovaries causing cramps and pain, bleeding between menstrual periods, vomiting, or fever. Untreated, gonorrhea can lead to infertility in both sexes and urination problems in males. Gonorrheal ...

16. 11.5 Ship noise and its effects on seafarers’ health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... smaller than merchant ships, and fishermen spend much longer on board over the course of a year than merchant seafarers do. These vessels pose more acute noise problems. The above noise sources on merchant ...

17. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... of these diseased were also suffering from delirium tremens and other alcohol-related problems. A large proportion of fatal gastrointestinal disease (42%) was found in catering crew and stewards, a rank ...

18. 1 Preface
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/1. Preface)

... transport, fishing or leisure activities afloat. This means that their health problems and concerns are brought into a different focus and that their health care needs, while similar to those of everyone ...

19. 15.9 Displaced People and Refugees at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... at sea, basic supplies grabbed, environmental factors and pre-existing health problems of the displaced people. Among the effects that should be anticipated and assessed in preparing a response are the ...

20. 15.8 Distress and Abandoning Ship
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... example for others.       Other Common Problems in Sea-Survival   Sea survivors will suffer from additional health- and life-threatening problems as (13):   -          ...