Medical Procedures: The Officers' Shipboard Guide

When one of your crew members has a life threatening injury you want someone who knows what to do and acts quickly to minimize the effects of the injury.  Having a crew well trained in basic medical procedures saves lives.  This program explains and illustrates the basics of maritime medicine: from everyday procedures (checking vital signs and correctly using sterile equipment) to emergency procedures (CPR, setting an IV line, and suturing wounds).  Also included with the purchase of this program is a copy of the book, Medical Procedures: The Officers' Shipboard Guide.

• Improve your crew's safety
• Thorough overview of preparation, assessment, and treatment of common maritime medical ailments
• Interviews with industry experts accurately address topic
• Increase your crew's readiness for medical situations
• Promotes accurate assessment and timely treatment of illnesses and injuries
• Offers suggestions for dealing with many on-board medical procedures

Topics

• Knowing the basics (checking the ABC's)
• Maintaining necessary medicine on board the ship
• Giving injections
• On-screen demonstration of 10 common procedures