The Stationery Office The Ship Captain's Medical Guide

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide is intended primarily for use on vessels where there is no medical professional, such as a doctor, on board. It provides assistance and direction for crew members when it becomes necessary for them to assess and treat trauma and medical illness. Ships and fishing vessels which carry Category A or Category B stores are required also to carry a copy of the guide. This new guide, the 24th edition, continues to keep pace with the rapid changes in best-practice medicine, medical technology and global communications. It also provides reference for medical training courses, and a framework for crew members within which to think, when faced with unfamiliar medical problems at sea. It contains: flow charts to aid evaluation and treatment incorporation of ‘red flags’ to aid identification of potentially life-threatening conditions clear, authoritative advice and easy-to-follow guidance step-by-step illustrations to explain emergency procedures cross-references to further detail anatomical illustrations What’s New in the 24th Edition The 24th edition includes the following updates: revised spinal immobilisation section updates to antibiotics guide new content on Covid and infectious diseases updates to the emergency algorithms new lighter, flexi-bound format using 100% recycled material