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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Anatomy and Physiology & Anatomical Drawings

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Annex – Anatomy and Physiology & Anatomical Drawings To provide adequate medical care on board ship there is no need to have a detailed knowledge of anatomy (structure of the body) or of physiology (function of bodily systems). Nevertheless the information provided in this Annex could be useful when […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – External Assistance

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 13 – External Assistance This is available by radio telegraphy, or by direct contact with the doctor by radio telephony from a number of ports in all parts of the world. Details of world wide services can be found in the Admiralty List of Radio Signals (ARLS) Vol […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – The Dying and the Dead

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 12 – The Dying and the Dead There is no stage when nothing more can be done to help a patient. We may be unable to prevent the person from dying, but there remains the task of ensuring that the patient is protected from unnecessary suffering and pain, […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Survivors

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 11 – Survivors Survivors should be brought on board as quickly as possible since they may be exhausted, nearly drowned, and perhaps injured. They may be in the last stages of exhaustion and totally unable to help themselves. Even a short scramble up rope netting will be beyond […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Childbirth

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 10 – Childbirth If a pregnant woman goes into labour whilst at sea, try to get her ashore immediately. If this is not possible, try to get a doctor or midwife to her. If this is impossible, do not panic. The mother does all the work in delivering […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Female Disorders and Pregnancy

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 9 – Female Disorders and Pregnancy A woman’s period (or menstrual cycle) starts at puberty (11-16 years old) and should occur regularly until the menopause (45–55 years old). The cycle is approximately 28 days and the bleeding last 3–4 days. Individuals will vary widely. Severe generalised illness, severe […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Diseases of Fishermen

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 8 – Diseases of Fishermen Fishermen are particularly prone to infections of the hands and fingers because of their working environment and the things that they are required to handle during their work. For instance, they may be injured by fish spines and bones, by broken ends of […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Other Diseases and Medical Problems

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 7 – Other Diseases and Medical Problems 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 then be unable to meet demands for extra work beyond a certain level […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 6.1 – Sexually Transmitted Diseases The following diseases are transmitted by sexual contact: gonorrhoea, chlamydia infections, chancroid, genital herpes, trichomoniasis, syphilis, chlamydia lymphogranuloma, granuloma inguinale, genital warts, pubic lice, scabies, viral hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus,. Sexually transmitted diseases in sailors are generally acquired through unprotected casual […]

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The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Communicable Diseases

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 6 – Communicable Diseases 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 as a result of […]

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