International Medical Guide for Ships, Third Edition
Including the Ship's Medicine Chest
Nonserial Publication
World Health Organization
ISBN-13    9789241547208 ISBN-10    9241547200
Order Number    11503078 Format    Hard cover
Price    CHF    89.00 / US$    106.80 Developing countries:    CHF    62.30
English     2007        488   pages
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Table of contents
1. First aid
2. Shock
3. Pain Management
4. Head injuries
5. Eye injuries and diseases
6. Bone, joint and muscle injuries
7. Abdominal and chest injuries
8. Wounds
9. Burns, chemical splashes, smoke inhalation and electrocution
10. Heat stroke and other heat disorders
11. Poisoning
12. Examination of the patient
13. Neurological and mental disorders
14. Disorders of the heart and circulation
15. Respiratory diseases
16. Gastrointestinal and liver diseases
17. Kidney and other urinary diseases
18. Pregnancy and childbirth
19. Sexually transmitted infections
20. Skin diseases
21. Bone, joint and muscle disorders
22. Alcohol and drug problems
23. Infectious diseases
24. Dental problems
25. External assistance
26. Nursing care and medical procedures
27. Death at sea
28. Medical care of survivors at sea
29. Environmental control
30. Preventing disease and promoting health in seafarers
31. Anatomy and physiology
32. International health regulations
33. The ship s medicine chest
Annex A: Forms for case reporting, referral and evacuation
Index