Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook

Name: Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781399413091
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First Aid at Sea 3rd Edition

By Dr Spike Briggs and Dr Campbell Mackenzie

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Summary

The Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook is an indispensable guide for anyone venturing out to sea, whether on a brief excursion or a lengthy voyage. Authored by two medical experts with extensive sailing experience, this third edition has been fully updated to reflect modern medical practices and treatments. It offers clear, step-by-step instructions alongside illustrative diagrams and flow charts, covering emergency preparation, first response, injury and illness assessment, and offshore aftercare. Its durable waterproof binding ensures it remains a reliable resource in the marine environment.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This handbook is ideal for all sea-goers, including novice and experienced sailors, motorboaters, and those responsible for safety on board vessels seeking a practical and trusted medical reference.

Designed to assist all who go to sea - whether on a day excursion, a holiday cruise or an even longer trip. This fully revised third edition provides practical medical and safety advice, boosts confidence, solves problems and minimises danger for all on board.

This fully revised third edition is designed to assist all who go to sea with practical medical and safety advice.

Description

The Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook is designed to assist all who go to sea—whether on a day excursion, a holiday cruise or an even longer trip.

This essential book provides practical advice, boosts confidence and helps you to solve problems and minimise danger for all on board. Written by two medical experts and hugely experienced sailors, this third edition has been thoroughly updated throughout in line with new practices, procedures and treatments, reflecting the ever-evolving practice of medicine in the 21st century. It includes the latest developments in the treatment of medical conditions, and also the latest improvements in the emergency treatment of trauma.

Step-by-step instructions, explanatory illustrations and flow charts create an essential at-a-glance reference on how to prevent, treat and care for the sick and injured at sea. There is clear advice on pre-voyage preparations, establishing emergency procedures, first response and assessment of illnesses and injury, as well as offshore aftercare and recovery. The book's durable waterproof binding protects against the marine environment making it ideal to use at sea.

The Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook is a comprehensive and practical resource for novices or experienced sailors and motorboaters.

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Yachting World praises this handbook as the essential medical guide to take aboard, highlighting its logical, easy-to-use format, comprehensive diagrams, and flow charts that facilitate quick decision-making during emergencies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399413091

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Edition: 3rd edition

Illustration: Over 200 flow charts and diagrams throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 555g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Dr Spike Briggs MD FRCA CEng is a consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia. He has sailed all his life, including racing around the world in 1996. He is the Managing Director of Medical Support Offshore, an advisor to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and member of the Medical Commission for World Sailing.

Dr Campbell Mackenzie RD* BA FRCP(Edin) AFOM was a consultant renal & intensive care physician and a Surg-Cdr Royal Naval Reserve. He is a RYA Ocean Yachtmaster and a Cape Horner.