First Aid at Sea
Recommended by the RORC
Adlard Coles Nautical (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 28. November 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
26 pages
978-0-7136-6709-7 (ISBN)
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Description
Providing a easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid for all seafarers, this book includes a colour-coded thumb index of emergencies for quick reference, concise descriptions of medical conditions with a prioritised list of treatments. It is also ring-bound and water-proofed to withstand use at sea.
Reviews / Votes
'Everything a seagoing First Aid book should be: easy to use, well illustrated and free from unnecessary jargon' Yachts and Yachting; 'A worthwhile investment for anyone going to sea' Flying Fish; 'A "quick-fix" guide which could be invaluable in an emergency' Yachting WorldMore details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 170 mm
Width: 250 mm
Weight
156 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-6709-7 (9780713667097)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
08/2008
5th Edition
Adlard Coles Nautical
€32.37
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Previous edition
Douglas Justins | Colin Berry
First Aid at Sea
Book
05/1999
3rd Edition
Adlard Coles Nautical
€32.37
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Persons
Douglas Justins (MB BS FRCA) studied medicine in Australia and became a general practitioner in the Outback. He sailed in the 1975 Financial Times Clipper Race, then in the 1979 Fastnet and in the Three Peaks Race with co-author Colin Berry. He works as an anaesthetist at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Colin Berry (MB BS FRCA) qualified as a doctor in 1984. He completed his first circumnavigation in 1982 and his second in 1990, both times as crew member and medic aboard Whitbread Round the World yachts. He is now an anaesthetist in Exeter and sails regularly in his own boat.