Medical

When a ship is in port, or near to port where hospital and other expert medical attention are available, the first aid treatment necessary aboard ship is similar to that practised ashore. At sea, in the absence of these facilities, ... [Download and Read document]

More detailed information on the treatment of the effects of specific chemicals is given in the International Maritime Organization’s Medical First Aid Guide for use in Accidents involving Dangerous Goods (MFAG) 1994 which your ship may be carrying. Toxic ... [Download and Read document]

This section of the Guide is concerned with the care and treatment of bed patients until they recover or are sent to hospital for professional attention. Good nursing is vital to the ease and speed of recovery from any condition. ... [Download and Read document]

This chapter is about the care and treatment, after first-aid, of a casualty who has been moved to the ship’s hospital or to his own cabin, ie. the definitive treatment of injuries sustained onboard. Cleanliness and sterilising. To prevent infection ... [Download and Read document]

Disinfection of the fresh water tanks and distribution system by superchlorination It is recommended that the storage tanks and the whole of the fresh water system should be disinfected at intervals of not more than twelve months even if the ... [Download and Read document]

Communicable diseases are those that are transmissible from one person, or animal, to another. The disease may be spread directly, via another species (vector) or via the environment. Illness will arise when the infectious agent invades the host, or sometimes ... [Download and Read document]

Associated infections Rectal infection The organisms that cause urethritis can also infect the rectum. The main symptoms are a discharge of pus, sometimes mixed with blood, and itching around the anus. Conjunctivitis Male and female patients with urethritis may also ... [Download and Read document]

Chest (Heart) pain With any suspected heart pain get RADIO MEDICAL ADVICE. When the calibre of the coronary arteries becomes narrowed by degenerative change, insufficient blood is supplied to the heart and, consequently, it works less efficiently. The heart may ... [Download and Read document]