Author: Thomas TrotterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Medicina Nautica...
Author: Thomas TrotterHandbook of Nautical Medicine
Author: W.H.G. GoethePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642694152
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
International cooperation on the health of seafarers began many years ago. As early as 1921, an international convention regarding this matter was presented to govern ments of maritime countries for ratification. The First World Health Assembly, in 1948, recommended that WHO should establish, with the International Labour Of fice, a Joint Committee on the hygiene of seafarers. The first session of this Com mittee, held in 1949, defined the problems affecting the health of seamen and made a number of recommendations. In the opinion of this Joint Committee, the health of seamen called for interna tional attention for a nu mb er of reasons. By the nature of his work, the seafarer is obliged to travel from country to country and is exposed to great variations of cli mate and also to any disease that may be prevalent in the port of call. He may there fore become a carrier of disease, so that the protection of his health is of importance not only to himself and the other members of the crew but also to the populations of other countries he visits. Yet, on account ofthe nature ofhis employment, it is diffi cult to provide the seafarer with the same standard of health care that is gene rally available to other sections of the population.
Medicina Nautica : an Essay on the Diseases of Seamen, Comprehending the History of Health in His Majesty's Fleet Under the Command of Richard Earl Howe, Admiral
Author: Thomas TrotterPublisher:
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Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages :
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Transactions
Author: Medical Society of the State of New York (1807- )Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 892
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The Regius Chair of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh, 1806-55
Author: Matthew H. KaufmanPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004333606
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The significance of the Regius Chair of Military Surgery that existed in the University of Edinburgh from 1806–55 is discussed in detail for the first time in this book. The first holder, John Thomson, also held the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's Chair of Surgery from 1804. This Regius Chair was the only one of its type in Britain for almost 50 years, and was established during the Peninsular War. After the second holder, Sir George Ballingall, died in 1855, the Government withdrew its funding support. This Chair introduced numerous Edinburgh medical students to Military Surgery, and many who attended subsequently entered the Medical Service of either the Army, Navy or East India Company. Large numbers of medical officers in the Public service also attended. These courses were popular, and the topics covered were not discussed elsewhere in the Edinburgh medical curriculum.
The Seasick Admiral
Author: Kevin BrownPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848324189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw more action than most officers, and was often wounded the loss of the sight in one eye and a shattered arm were the most public, but by no means his only injuries. This personal experience of sickness made him uniquely aware of the importance of health and fitness to the efficient running of a fleet, and this new book investigates Nelson's personal contribution to improving the welfare of the men he commanded.It ranges from issues of diet, through hygiene to improved medical practices. Believing prevention was better than cure, Nelson went to great lengths to obtain fresh provisions, insisted on cleanliness in his ships, and even understood the relationship between mental and physical health, working tirelessly to keep up the morale of his men. Many other people contributed to what became a revolution in naval health but because of his heroic status Nelson's influence was hugely significant, a role which this book reveals in detail for the first time.
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Incunabula
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army
Author: Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Incunabula
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
Sir Gilbert Blane, M.D., F.R.S.
Author: Sir Humphry Davy RollestonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A Short Title Catalogue of Eighteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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