First Aid at Sea
7th Edition
Published on 4. October 2018
30 pages
978-1-4729-5339-1 (ISBN)
Description
This fully updated new edition of First Aid at Sea provides an easy-to-access instant guide to emergency first aid for all seafarers:
- Concise descriptions of medical conditions
- Prioritised list of treatments
- Fully updated in line with guidelines and best practice
'A highly practical on-board emergency tool written by doctors who sail'
Yachting Monthly
'Everything you'd expect, from the CPR ration you've forgotten... to cuts, injuries, poisoning and broken bones, is here'
Classic Boat
- Concise descriptions of medical conditions
- Prioritised list of treatments
- Fully updated in line with guidelines and best practice
'A highly practical on-board emergency tool written by doctors who sail'
Yachting Monthly
'Everything you'd expect, from the CPR ration you've forgotten... to cuts, injuries, poisoning and broken bones, is here'
Classic Boat
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Colour illustrations and diagrams throughout
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-5339-1 (9781472953391)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Douglas Justins | Colin Berry
First Aid at Sea
Book
10/2018
7th Edition
Adlard Coles Nautical
€36.08
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Previous edition
Douglas Justins | Colin Berry
First Aid at Sea
E-Book
06/2022
1st Edition
Adlard Coles Nautical
€13.99
Available for download
Persons
Douglas Justins (MB BS, FRCA, FFPMRCA) qualified in Australia and became a general practitioner in the Outback. He sailed non-stop from Sydney to Dover in the Financial Times Clipper Race followed by many seasons of off-shore racing in the UK. Extensive cruising continues, enhanced by recent retirement as a Consultant Anaesthetist at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
Colin Berry (MB BS FRCA) 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 has cruised and raced and also spent time afloat as a medical officer in the Royal Navy.
Colin Berry (MB BS FRCA) 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 has cruised and raced and also spent time afloat as a medical officer in the Royal Navy.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- First Aid Protocol
- Contents
- Bleeding & Shock
- Breathing Difficulty & Choking
- Burns & Scalds
- Drowning & Hypothermia
- Emergency Procedures
- Communications
- Medical Checklist
- Fractures & Sprains
- Basic Life Support - Resuscitation
- Basic Life Support - Chest Compression
- Basic Life Support - Rescue Breathing
- Sudden Illness
- Unconsciousness & Head Injury
- Wounds & Injuries
- First Aid Kit
