Doctor on Board

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Sources used throughout this book
Foreword
Useful contact details
FIRST AID ON BOARD
The unconscious casualty
The ABC resuscitation rule
Rescue breathing
Chest compressions
Choking: Adults
Choking: Infants and Children
SEVERE BLEEDING
Severe external bleeding
Internal bleeding
SHOCK
SEIZURES, EPILEPSY, HYPERVENTILATION, AGITATION, ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL
Epilepsy
Hyperventilation
States of agitation
Alcohol withdrawal
EXTREME HEAT AND COLD
Burns
Sunburn
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke
Hypothermia: general
Mild hypothermia
Severe hypothermia
Frostbite
Drowning and near drowning
WOUNDS
Cuts and lacerations
Wounds sustained more than 6 hours previously, bites and knife wounds
Hand injuries caused by fish hooks
Skin infections (without previous injuries)
POISONING, BITES AND STINGS
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Poisoning caused by ingestion of petrol and cleaning products
Bites and stings
Tick bites
Severe allergic reactions to insect bites: Anaphylaxis
Injuries caused by sea animals
Health hazards ashore
INJURIES TO THE CHEST
Pneumothorax (air in the membrane surrounding the lungs)
Thoracic injuries (between the head and the abdomen)
Broken rib
Bruising of the chest without rib injuries
Pneumonia
Pain in the heart region
Heart attack
FRACTURES, DISLOCATIONS AND SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
Injuries to the shoulder and collarbone
Fractures of the collarbone
Fractures of the upper arm
Fracture of the wrist
Fracture or partial dislocation of the elbow joint
Hand injuries
Fractures of the fingers or metacarpals (hand bones)
Amputated fingers and soft tissue damage
Bleeding under the fingernail or toenail
Repetitive strain of the hand and elbow joints (tennis elbow)
Injuries to the pelvis
Fracture of the thigh bone (femur)
Knee injuries
Lower leg fracture
Injuries to the ankle joint
Rupture of the Achilles tendon
Bleeding from a ruptured varicose vein
Fracture of the heel bone
Fractures or dislocations of the toes
INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: HEAD TO TOE
Head injuries
Concussion
Bleeding head wound
Headache
Conjunctivitis
Bacterial inflammation of the eyelids (blepharitis)
Injuries and chemical burns to the eye
Fracture of the nasal bone
Nose bleed
Fractured jaw
Earache
Burst eardrum
Tooth cavities
Injuries to teeth
Sore throat
Spinal injuries
Cervical spine syndrome
Back pain
Sciatica
Abdominal disorders and injuries
Abdominal trauma with suspected severe injuries to organs (spleen, liver, kidney, intestines)
Peritonitis (inflammation of the lining of the abdomen)
Appendicitis
Internal bleeding
Ileus (intestinal obstruction)
Miscarriage / ectopic pregnancy
Testicular torsion (twisting)
Stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis
Gastroenteritis (infection of the stomach and intestines)
Food poisoning
Gallstone colic
Renal colic (kidney pain / kidney stones)
Cystitis (inflammation of the bladder)
Retention of urine
Seasickness
Piles (haemorrhoids)
Diarrhoea and constipation
Acute diarrhoea
Amoebic dysentery
Staphylococcus enteritis
Typhoid fever
Paratyphoid fever (enteric fevers)
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis
Diabetes / Diabetes mellitus
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)
Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)
PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE
Chronic illness
IMMUNISATION
Malaria
WELLBEING ON BOARD
Nutrition
Water hygiene
Food guidelines table
Keeping fit
Fatigue
COMMUNICATING WITH A DOCTOR
RESCUE BY HELICOPTER
FIRST AID KIT
Index