Textbook of Maritime Medicine

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

... antihypertensive and certain medicines used for treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases) should be extra careful. When in the hot climate, it is of importance to drink water all day through, ...

2. 10.3 Disorders of the skin
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... acute treatment. Out of a total number of 1.844 cases, 10% (n = 183) were for skin disorders. Sixty-eight percent (n = 125) were infections, 14% (n = 25) were inflammatory, 7% (n = 13) were environmental, ...

3. 10.2 Soft tissue and joint diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... implicate progressive tissue damage. I.e. with uncomplicated low back pain, the best treatment is to pursue normal activity including work-activity while at the same time not misusing the back by for example ...

4. 19.8 Research collaboration and research institutions for maritime medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... exploitation. Services such as Radiomedical, training of seafarers in treatment on board, certification, and health examinations, or medical treatment may be provided by these research institutions, ...

5. 19.4 Research methods
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... the analytical epidemiology relates the disease pattern to factors such as exposures, life styles, treatments or vulnerability. In some cases it may still be relevant to study incident descriptive data ...

6. 4.7 European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... for improved medical treatment on board vessels is an important document for professionals working in the field of maritime medicine. Other Directives of importance to maritime safety and health concerns ...

7. 4.5 International Maritime Health Association[1]
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... protection, health promotion and health treatment. IMHA members undertake research to investigate the importance of different risks and the effectiveness of the interventions used to prevent or treat ...

8. 4.2 International Labour Organization
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

  The International Labour Organization was founded in 1919 to pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon decent treatment of working ...

9. 4 Organizations of Importance to Maritime Medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... food supplies, hospital treatment, rehabilitation, social welfare, venereal diseases etc. have been developed on a joint basis.  The first “International Medical Guide for Ships” (IMGS) in 1967 was a ...

10. 10.4 Chemical Injuries
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

Hazardous substances in the cargo can cause chemical burns. The treatment of chemical burns is very similar to the treatment of other burn injuries. The first aid is decontamination by extensive rinsing ...

11. 10.9 Deaths on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... one or more centers that offer gratuitous telemedical services in order to ensure better emergency treatment of employees” [6]. Whenever technically possible, such telemedical services available to the ...

12. 10.5 Electrical injury
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... Necrosis of the muscles results in myoglobinemia and myoglobinuria.  This becomes apparent by dark discolouration of the urine. The emergency treatment should protect the renal function by increased diuresis ...

13. 10.6 Burns
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... injury Courtesy of:    Leitlinien der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verbrennungsmedizin 10.6.5   Emergency treatment First aid measure of choice by a layperson at the site of accident will consist of ...

14. 9.7 Evacuation for Medical reasons at sea (Medevac)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

... emergency treatment and transportation. This implies that getting help from a helicopter to evacuate the patient, expert medical personnel is also called in. This can be vital to assess the situation, ...

15. 9.6. Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

... be permanently staffed by physicians qualified in conducting remote consultations and who are well versed in the particular nature of treatment onboard ship. Maritime healthcare deals with a constant ...

16. 9.3. Legal Aspects for the Foundation of TMAS
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

... Communities. This Directive was dealing with the issue of “Minimum Safety and Health Requirements for Improved Medical Treatment on Board Vessels” and Article 6 concerned Medical Consultation by Radio. ...

17. 14 Ship Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... a previous inspection in a MoU port, unless there are “clear grounds” for inspection. 14.1.5                No more Favourable Treatment Principle In applying a relevant instrument, the authorities ...

18. 5.4 Maritime Conventions – common denominators
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... deal with wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea (2nd Geneva Convention), medical treatment as well as quarters, etc. for prisoners or war (3rd Geneva Convention), and how civilians ...

19. 5.2 International maritime treaties in general
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... and water supplies, hosptal treatment, rehabilitation, social welfare, control of veneral diseases, to mention some of the important medical contributionthis cooperation has brought us. The first editionof ...

20. 7.8 General Remarks of Vaccination/Immunization in the Maritime Environment
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... measures        treatment in case of an influenza outbreak, availability of disinfection)        extent of travel away from ship (such as travel in rural areas)   The most reliable source of information ...