Occupational accidents aboard merchant ships

Occupational accidents aboard merchant ships.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the frequency, circumstances, and causes of occupational accidents aboard merchant ships in international trade, and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of occupational accidents as well as dangerous working situations where possible preventive measures may be initiated. METHODS The study is a historical follow up on occupational accidents among crew aboard D...

Might telesonography be a new useful diagnostic tool aboard merchant ships? A pilot study.

BACKGROUND Developments of new, ultra-light diagnostic ultrasound systems (UTS) and modern satellite telecommunication networks are opening new potential applications for diagnostic sonography. One such area is maritime medicine. It is our belief that ship officers can be trained to use diagnostic ultrasound systems with the aim to generate ultrasound images of sufficient quality to be interpre...

Norovirus challenges aboard cruise ships.

Being in a ship is like being in jail, with the chance of being drowned (Dr. Samuel Johnson) Gastroenteritis is a major health concern aboard cruise ships [1]. Poor sanitation systems and contaminated water and food used to get the blame. As the North American market covers 2/3 of the global cruise volume [2], the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were particularly intereste...

Definitions for Autonomous Merchant Ships

Hospitalisations among seafarers on merchant ships.

AIMS To study morbidity among active seafarers in the merchant navy in order to clarify possible work related morbidity and the morbidity related to work and lifestyle where possible preventive measures may be initiated. METHODS From a register in the Danish Maritime Authority a cohort of Danish merchant seafarers who had been actively employed at sea in 1995 was identified. For each seafarer...