Skipper's medical emergency handbook : first aid at sea / Spike Briggs and Campbell Mackenzie.

Cover -- Half-title -- Copyright -- Title -- Contents -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- Preparation -- Initial Considerations in Planning the Voyage -- Tasks Before Departure -- On-board Emergency Procedures and Crew Roles -- Medical Kit Design - What is Needed -- How to Put a Medical Kit Together -- Taking a History from a Crew Member -- Examining a Crew Member -- Emergency Care: How to Save and Preserve Life -- Resuscitation - ABC -- Assessment of a Sick or Injured Crew Member -- Managing the Unconscious Crew Member -- Loss of Consciousness -- Choking -- Shock and Haemorrhage -- Chest Pain -- Allergy and Anaphylaxis -- Cold Injuries and Hypothermia -- Immersion and Drowning -- Heat Illnesses -- Diabetic Emergencies -- Burns -- Trauma and Accidents -- Preventing Injuries -- Wounds and Bleeding -- Head Injuries -- Neck and Spinal Injuries -- Facial Injuries -- Eye Injuries -- Chest Injuries -- Abdominal Injuries -- Pelvic and Hip Injuries -- Limbs: Fracture and Dislocation -- Hand, Foot, and Ankle Injuries -- Fish Hook Injuries -- Soft Tissue Injuries -- Treating Pain -- Medical Disorders -- Neurological Disorders -- Eye Disorders -- Dental and Mouth Disorders -- Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders -- Chest Disorders -- Abdominal Disorders -- Gynaecological Disorders -- Urinary, Kidney, and Genital Disorders -- Infections -- Seasickness -- Skin Disorders -- Bites and Stings -- Overdoses and Poisoning -- Psychological Disorders -- Emergency Medical Procedures -- Resuscitation Procedures -- Recovery Position and Log Roll -- Spinal Immobilization -- Pulse and Blood Pressure -- Assessing Conscious State: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and AVPU -- Rehydration -- Venous and Intraosseus Access -- Injections and Infusions -- Minor Operative Set-up -- Repairing the Skin -- Chest Drains and Emergency Chest Decompression..

Medienart:	E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Erschienen:	London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ; 2018
Ausgabe:	Second edition.

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	Briggs, Spike [VerfasserIn] Mackenzie, Campbell [VerfasserIn]

Links:	Volltext [lizenzpflichtig]

ISBN:	978-1-4729-6021-4

Themen:	Boating injuries ; Handbooks, manuals, etc Electronic books First aid in illness and injury ; Handbooks, manuals, etc Medical emergencies ; Handbooks, manuals, etc

Anmerkungen:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record

Umfang:	1 online resource (226 pages)

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PPN (Katalog-ID):	1657732738