Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 10.8 Conditions related to extreme temperatures
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... pupils dilated                                            (not an indication of brain stem demage), danger of heart fibrillation . Rescue Hoist and handle the patient in supine position, avoid standing ...

2. 4.7 European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... Union, the Agency sits at the heart of the EU maritime safety network and collaborates with many industry stakeholders and public bodies, in close cooperation with the European Commission.”[1] EMSA is ...

3. 7.7 Medication
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... arrhythmia and after the insertion of artificial heart valves. The use of anticoagulants at the required dose normally carries a risk of bleeding of c 2% per year, in addition to the risk of the underlying ...

4. 7.5 Common Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... has a stable condition, such as limited vision, or is unable safely to enter confined spaces because of size.  Because they become incapacitated, for instance by a seizure or by an abnormality of heart ...

5. 7.1 Requirements for Work at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... increased risk of a fatal outcome if infected. Distance from care and its adequacy are important for anyone who has an increased risk of becoming ill while at sea. If a heart condition recurs can it ...

6. 18 Welfare on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/18. Welfare on Board)

... fitness plan and the level of exertion depend on the individual condition which can be assessed by measuring the heart rate at rest (Guidelines for Fitness onboard Merchant Ships, ICSW). In general, the ...

7. 10.1 Cardiovacular Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... risk occupations of ischemic heart diseases (3,4,). Jaremin and Kotulak (5) performed a retrospective study from 1985 to 1994 based on a population of 11,325 Polish seafarers and deep-sea fishermen. They ...

8. 11.5 Vibration on board Ships and its Effects
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... 90 Hz, which can be explained by resonance of the eyeballs. Thorax: 3-7 Hz. This explains the respiratory problems that are observed at such frequencies. Heart: 4-8 Hz. Chest pains have been described, ...

9. 11.6 Ship Noise and its Effects on Seafarers’ Health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... to vibration abd noise. Eur Heart J, 1987, 8, 10, 1040-1046 Jansen G: Zur Entstehung vegetativer Funktionstörungen durch Lärmeinwirkung. Arch. Gewerbepathol. Gewervehyg., 1959, 17, 238-261 Jégaden D: Bruit ...

10. 13.11. A Maritime Medical Unit
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... the basis of accessibility of their service for seafarers. It is of the utmost importance that the responsible and treating doctor has a heart for seafarers. Seafarers deserve to be treated better than ...