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First Aid
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First Aid
Priorities
General principles of first aid aboard ship
Unconscious casualties
Basic life support: artificial respiration and heart compression
Severe bleeding
Shock
Clothing on fire
Heat burns and scalds
Electrical burns and electrocution
Chemical splashes
Fractures
Dislocations
Head injuries
Blast injuries
Internal bleeding
Choking
Suffocation
Strangulation
Transporting a casualty
First aid satchels or boxes
Toxic hazards of chemicals, including poisoning
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Diagnosis of poisoning
Inhaled poisons
Swallowed poisons
Skin contact
Eye contact
Special considerations
Specific Toxic Substances
Prevention of Poisoning
Examination of the Patient
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Examination of the Patient
History-taking
Review of Body Systems
Physical examination
Symptoms and signs
Drawing conclusions
Note on malingering
Care of the Injured
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Cleanliness and Sterilizing
General Care of Wounds
Internal Injuries
Head Injuries
Eye Injuries
Ear injuries
Nose injuries
Mouth and dental injuries
Burns and scalds
Dislocations
Sprains and strains
Medical care of castaways and rescued persons
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Abandonment of vessel
Survivor pick-up by survival craft
Immediate medical problems aboard survival craft
Other medical problems aboard survival craft
Medical resources aboard lifeboat
Medical problems of the rescued castaway on board the rescue vessel
External assistance
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Radio Medical Advice
Ship-to-ship transfer of doctor or patient
Communicating with doctors
Advice on medicines
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Ship’s medicine chest
Procurement and storage
Controlled drugs
Use of analgesics (pain-killing drugs)
MFA- Medical first aid

Symptoms and signs
Symptoms are what the patient feels and describes, while signs are what the examiner observes. A systematic examination should always be followed, beginning from the head and proceeding down to the feet. After all information has been collected, it must be organized and grouped logically so that related findings can be understood clearly.

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