1 1 International Medical Guide for Ships (3rd edition)

2 2 Contents

3 3 Preface

4 4 Acknorledgements

5 5 Introduction

6 6 Chapter (1) First aid

7 7 Chapter (2) Shock

8 8 Chapter (3) Pain management

9 9 Charter (4) Head injuries

10 10 Chapter (5) Eye injuries and diseases eye injuries

11 11 Chapter (6) Bone joint and muscle injuries

12 12 Chapter (7) Abdominal and chest injuries

13 13 Chapter (8) Wounds

14 14 Chapter(9) Burns Chemical splashes smoke inhalation and electroction

15 15 Chapter (10) Heat stroke and other heat disorders

16 16 Chapter (11) Poisoning

17 17 Chapter (12) Examination of the patient

18 18 Chapter (13)Paralysis strange behaviour unconsciousness

19 19 Chapter (14) Chest pain and other disorders of the heart and circulation

20 20 Chapter (15) Respiratory diseases

21 21 Chapter (16) Gastrointestinal and liver diseases

22 22 Chapter (17) Kidney and other urianry disorders

23 23 Chapter (18)Pregnancy and childbirth

24 24 Chapter (19) Sexually transmitted inFections

25 25 Chapter (20) Skin diseases

26 26 Chapter(21) Bone joint and muscle disorders

27 27 Chapter (22) Tobacco alcohol and durg use

28 28 Chapter (23) Infectious diseases

29 29 Chapter (24) Dental problems

30 30 Chapter (25) External assistance

31 31 Chapter (26) Nursing care and medical procedures

32 32 Chapter (27) Death at sea

33 33 Chapter (28) Medical care for survivors at sea

34 34 Chapter (29) Environmental control and hygiene

35 35 Chapter (30) Preventing disease and promoting health in seafarers

36 36 Chapter (31) Anatomy and physiology

37 37 Chapter (32) International Health Regulations

38 38 Annex A

39 39 Chapter (33) The ship medicine chest

40 40 Index