Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 13.13 Patient Management
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... including x-rays are to be given (with) to the patient to allow follow up and avoid repeated tests in other ports. Medication Medication has to be given with an explanation in English or the native ...

2. 3.16 Organigram
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... examination: biometry, hearing,  vision,  ECG, spirometry, x-ray, blood tests, drug and alcohol tests, urine test Nursing: injections, wound treatment, bandages, instrumentation Reception ...

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

... Medical details and results of tests have to be handed over to the patient because he may have to use them in another consultation. Copies of the report and the result are to be kept in the medical file ...

4. 13.4 Medical Skills of the Port Maritime Physician
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... becomes a key element in decision-making. The physician working in a port clinic must be skilled in good clinical examination. Very often there is not enough time to make elaborate technical tests. A good ...

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

... “vulnerable personality” or they may dissimulate in order to get the job. In a similar way results of personality tests which are not normally applied in these companies could be falsified. A further problem ...

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

... a markedly reduced threshold (by –50% -65%) for experiencing symptoms of seasickness. This is in line with motion sickness tests demonstrating that Asian volunteers experience a higher intensity of nausea, ...

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

... not respond to patch tests. But there are several sources of error. One cannot examine for an infinite number of potential allergens. Typically, the standard patch test includes approx. 20 allergens, but ...

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

... may be confused with T. pallidum. Current screening tests are cheap and fast but not completely specific. Therefore the screening tests should always be followed up by a more specific treponemal test. ...

9. 11.5 Ship noise and its effects on seafarers’ health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

...  The results of the study by F Trecan (14) involving 18,000 audiography tests on French seafarers confirm the findings of the previous studies. This study confirms that fishermen are at greater risk than ...

10. 19.4 Research methods
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... factor by matching them with regard to e.g. sex, age or social status. For diagnostic assessment, it is paramount that the applied tests (physical examinations, laboratory studies, questionnaire information ...

11. 7.6 Other Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... options is available. However, advanced laboratory tests, availability of antiviral drug options and access to specialist care are necessary to take full advantage of this development. Work related risk ...

12. 7.5 Common Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... problems. The ideal assessment is one such as the lantern tests used for colour vision assessment that actually mimic the task at sea, in this case correct identification of navigation lights in the dark. ...

13. 7.4 Frameworks for Seafarer Medical Examinations
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... expense during their time at sea. However it is very easy to do a battery of clinical tests and simply reject those who have any abnormalities. Within such a system, particularly in a low-wage crewing ...

14. 7.2 Rationale and Criteria for Selection in Relation to Duties, Voyages and Special Vessel Types
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

  7.2.1 Navigation Vision can be assessed using standard tests of acuity and colour vision and this is the routine practice. Many of these tests do not directly relate to the sort of visual functions ...

15. 10.1 Cardiovacular Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... problems such as chronic heart failure are relatively seldom. This is obviously due to pre-employment examination and repeated medical fitness tests in the merchant marine service. Most of the life-threatening ...

16. 6.10 Fishing and catching
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... access to the profession through other training channels (the so-called adult training). In Europe, in general, systems based on the passing of a series of academic tests are alternated with the mandatory ...

17. 6.3 Overview of Ships’ Routines
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... with their operating crew on board and maneuvered in the water at least once every three months.  In order to minimize risk of injury and loss of life while conducting DRILLS and while performing tests ...

18. 12.8 The Ship’s Medical Center
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/12. Cruise Medicine)

... Hence, the MC is equipped to do most simple diagnostic procedures, such as blood tests, urine tests, non-contrast X-rays, and EKG, as well as minor surgery and limited intensive care.  It also contains ...

19. 12.9 Some special Considerations/Special Conditions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/12. Cruise Medicine)

... range. Some ships have equipment for blood type confirmation and quick tests for HIV (but not for hepatitis). It must be stressed that blood transfusions should only be attempted as a last lifesaving effort. ...

20. 12.11 Appendices
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/12. Cruise Medicine)

... carry a minimum of two (2) sexual assault evidence collection kits     Hemoglobin / hematocrit estimations, urinalysis, pregnancy tests, blood glucose (all with quality control program as recommended by ...