Ship Captain's Medical Guide 24th Edition (eBook)

Dr Katharine Hartington, Dr Spike Briggs (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
336 Seiten
The Stationery Office Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-11-554150-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The Ship Captain's Medical Guide is intended primarily for use onvessels where there is no medical professional, such as a doctor,on board. It provides assistance and direction for crew memberswhen it becomes necessary for them to assess and treat traumaand medical illness. Ships and fishing vessels which carryCategory A or Category B stores are required also to carry acopy of the guide.This new guide, the 24th edition, continues to keep pace with therapid changes in best-practice medicine, medical technology andglobal communications. It also provides reference for medicaltraining courses, and a framework for crew members within whichto think, when faced with unfamiliar medical problems at sea.It contains: flow charts to aid evaluation and treatment incorporation of red flags to aid identification of potentiallylife-threatening conditions clear, authoritative advice and easy-to-follow guidance step-by-step illustrations to explain emergency procedures cross-references to further detail anatomical illustrationsWhat s New in the 24th EditionThe 24th edition includes the following updates: revised spinal immobilisation section updates to antibiotics guide new content on Covid and infectious diseases updates to the emergency algorithms new lighter, flexi-bound format using 100% recycled material

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.12.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-11-554150-0 / 0115541500
• ISBN-13: 978-0-11-554150-6 / 9780115541506