First Aid At Sea
6th Edition
Published on 19. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
26 pages
978-1-4081-5703-9 (ISBN)
Description
This bestselling guide to emergency first aid at sea has been updated for this new edition and has fresh artwork and sturdier laminated pages to withstand the harsh marine environment. Recommended by RORC, its handy features are:
- Concise description of the medical condition
- Prioritised lists of treatments
- Wiro binding makes the pages easy to turn and enables the book to lie flat
- Lamination means book is water resistant and wipe clean
- A colour-coded thumb index to emergencies for quick reference
- Covers all the medical emergencies likely to be encountered at sea
- Concise description of the medical condition
- Prioritised lists of treatments
- Wiro binding makes the pages easy to turn and enables the book to lie flat
- Lamination means book is water resistant and wipe clean
- A colour-coded thumb index to emergencies for quick reference
- Covers all the medical emergencies likely to be encountered at sea
Reviews / Votes
Provides rapidly accessible guidelines for dealing with medical emergencies in a small boat or yacht at sea. * Nautical Magazine * A highly practical on-board emergency tool written by doctors who sail. * Yachting Monthly * A handy companion not only detailing medical procedures but providing some information on emergency communications -- Sailing Today * Sailing Today * Everything you'd expect, from the CPR ration you've forgotten... to cuts, injuries, poisoning and broken bones, is here. * Classic Boat * an easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid. * Towpath Talk * A clearly set out aide memoire. * Little Ship *More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Colour illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 170 mm
Width: 250 mm
Weight
187 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-5703-9 (9781408157039)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Douglas Justins | Colin Berry
First Aid at Sea
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Persons
Douglas Justins is an anaesthetist at St Thomas' Hospital, London. Colin Berry, also an anaesthetist, is an accomplished yachtsman, having crewed and been the medic in a Whitbread Round the World Yacht; he has also cruised and raced, and served as a medical officer in the Royal Navy.
Content
All seafarers