Description First Aid at Sea. Designed to be of assistance to all who sail – from day trips and coastal sailing within sight of land to trans-ocean voyages – The Skipper’s Medical Emergency Handbook provides practical advice, boosts confidence, solves problems, and minimizes danger. Provides the medical layperson with easy-to-follow advice and guidance on prevention, and how to treat and care for the sick or injured a sea. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions and techniques for novices, experienced sailors and all who work at sea. Flow charts and clear illustrations provide an at-a-glance reference, from pre-voyage preparations and establishing procedures, first-response and assessment of illnesses and injury, to offshore aftercare and recovery. Updated in line with new practices, procedures and treatments, reflecting the ever-evolving practice of medicine in the 21st century The Skipper’s Medical Emergency Handbook is a comprehensive and practical resource for novices or experienced sailors and motorboaters.
