1 1 International Medical Guide for Ships

2 2 Contents

3 3 Preface

4 4 Chapter 1 First aid

5 5 Chapter 2 Toxic hazards of chemicals poisoning

6 6 Chapter 3 Examination of the patient

7 7 Chapter 4 Care of the injured

8 8 Chapter 5 General nursing care

9 9 Chapter 6 Communicable diseases

10 10 Chapter 7 Sexually Transmitted diseases

11 11 Chapter 8 Other diseases and medical problems

12 12 Chapter 9 Diseases of fisher-men

13 13 Chapter 10 Pregnancy and wome medical problems

14 14 Chapter 11 Childbirth

15 15 Chapter 12 Medical Care of castaways and rescued persons

16 16 Chapter 13 Death at sea

17 17 Chapter 14 External assistance

18 18 Chapter 15 Environmental control on board

19 19 Chapter 16 Disease prevention

20 20 Chapter 17 Advice on medicines

21 21 Chapter 18 List of medicines

22 22 Chapter 19 Surgical equip-ment, instruments, and supplies

23 23 Annex 1 Anatomy and physiology

24 24 Annex 2 Regions of the body

25 25 Annex 3 Weights and measures and their approximate equivalents

26 26 Annex 4 Medical report form for seafarers

27 27 Annex 5 Disinfection procedures

28 28 Annex 6 Joint ILO-WHO Committee on the Health of Seafarers

29 29 Index