Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. Re: 2.3 Epidemiology of Seafaring
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2. 2.3 Epidemiology of Seafaring
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3. Re:3.1 Definitions
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... are synonymous and refer to any matter pertaining to seafaring. "Naval" is -of course- the adjective of "navy" and refers to military seafaring. Even if the navy and the offshore industry have special ...

4. 13.6 Location of the Clinic
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... A pharmacy nearby that knows about seafaring and is instructed on how to deal with maritime patients is almost a necessity to permit a fast and smooth treatment of the patient.    ...

5. 13.11 A Maritime Medical Unit
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... In reality many specialists who provide this extra service have a link with seafaring or the maritime world. Some of the specialties that are most important to have at hand are: radiology (ultrasound), ...

6. 17 Crisis Intervention
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/17. Crisis intervention)

... traumatizing event (5). Seafaring poses to the seamen a great deal of risks of experiencing such events onboard ships: fire severe accidents with death or serious injuries of other seamen massive ...

7. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... It may be regarded as the prototypic and most widely recognized form of motion sickness and it has been a nemesis of seafaring ever since man first dared to take out to sea in dugout canoes. Up to date ...

8. 10.11 Sexually transmitted diseases – STD’s
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... Sub-Saharan Africa, retarding economic growth and increasing poverty. There are few and older serological studies of HIV infection in the maritime population in Europe. 0.5% of Hamburg seafaring outpatients ...

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

      In this chapter a review is presented on the epidemiology of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases in seafaring and of the initial treatment of some serious GI conditions prior to evacuation. The ...

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

... are more common in seafarers than in comparable onshore populations. The special features of seafaring and its consequences for the health, fitness and wellbeing of those who work, or indeed travel; ...

11. 19.9 References
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... in seafaring - an international study. Occup Med (Lond.), 2004. 54: p. 548-555. 5. Strand, L.A., et al., Establishment of the Royal Norwegian Navy personnel cohorts for cancer incidence and mortality ...

12. 4.4 International Organization for Migration (IOM)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... migration, regulation of migration and forced migration. Seafaring constitutes a special and considerable part of migration, and is regarded as an important field of interest for the IOM, therefore together ...

13. 4.2 International Labour Organization
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... have been given up to this day (2009) on different fields, many of them concerning seafaring.   4.2.3   ILO Guidelines[4] The guidelines given by ILO includes Guidelines for port state control officers ...

14. 4.1 World Health Organization
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends[2].  Although shipping and seafaring are not mentioned specifically in the mandate of the organization, ...

15. 4 Organizations of Importance to Maritime Medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... shipping nations. The international organizations are important forums for discussions, negotiations and contract formations between seafaring nations, resulting in mutual binding regulations for the ...

16. 14.2 Flag State Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

14.2.1     History The flag or ensign of a ship is a very basic part of maritime tradition. Assorted maritime flags that flutter on every ship testify to centuries of seafaring heritage and tradition. ...

17. 5.4 Maritime Conventions – common denominators
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... and restricted to public health risks, and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade”. As spreading of disease inevitably will be connected with travel and trade, seafaring ...

18. 3.2 Manning and recruitment
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

3.2.1  Global market for officers and crew The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) www.bimco.org estimate a seafaring workforce of 466000 officers and 721000 ratings in 2005. BIMCO/ISF ...

19. 7.6 Other Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... the natural course and the risk of transmission on board and concerns over liability have created a restrictive atmosphere which tends to exclude HIV positive employees from seafaring. The decision on ...

20. 7.5 Common Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... or recurrence or complications is also essential. Such date only rarely comes from seafaring or even employed populations and it is often necessary to use the results of studies on the general population, ...