Title | Offshore Medicine [electronic resource] : Medical Care of Employees in the Offshore Oil Industry / edited by R. A. F. Cox |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1987 |
Edition | Second Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1395-9 |
Descript | XXII, 258 p. online resource |
1. Introduction -- Geological Exploration -- Drilling Rigs -- Exploratory Drilling -- Development -- Production -- Communications and Transport -- Hazards -- Costs of Offshore Operations -- Implications for the Doctor -- Incidence of Major Mishaps -- 2. Legal Aspects of Safety, Health and Welfare on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf -- The Continental Shelf Doctrine -- Safety, Health and Welfare Legislation on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf -- Summary -- References -- Schedule of Principal Legislation Governing Safety, Health and Welfare Offshore in Denmark, France, The Netherlands and Norway -- 3. Pre-plaeement and Periodic Medical Examinations -- Pre-placement Examinations -- Periodic Examinations -- 4. Provision of Back-up Services -- Specialist Services -- Offshore Disasters -- 5. Offshore Medical Care -- Functions of the Offshore Medic -- Number and Type of Patients Seen by Medics -- Selection and Training of Medics -- Medics and Diving -- Medical Facilities and Supplies -- Communications and Transport -- Transporting a Sick or Injured Person -- Stand-by Vessels -- Supply Vessels -- 6. Some Special Problems -- Hydrogen Sulphide -- Radioactivity -- Methane -- Methanol -- Ethylene Glycol -- Obesity -- Dust -- DrillingMud -- Welding -- Noise and Vibration -- Trauma -- Scabies and Other Infestations -- Tropical and Other Endemic Diseases in Immigrants -- Psychological Disturbances -- Drugs and Alcohol -- Partial Drowning and its Treatment -- Hypothermia -- Treatment -- 7. Diving -- Diving Techniques -- Submersible Decompression Chambers and Deck Chambers -- Gases Used in Diving -- Decompression Techniques -- Medical Problems -- Professional Bodies Associated with Diving -- Medical Examination of Divers -- Return to Diving Following Decompression Sickness and Other Illnesses -- Flying After Diving -- Transport of a Patient with Decompression Sickness -- Transfer Under Pressure and Hyperbaric Rescue -- Sources of Assistance in a Diving Emergency -- Long-term Effects of Diving -- Drugs Under Pressure -- 8. Catering and Hygiene -- Critical Areas -- Routine Health and Hygiene Inspections -- 9. Dental Problems Offshore -- Dental Standards -- Dental Jurisprudence -- Dental First Aid -- Dental Problems in Diving -- 10. Investigation of Fatal and Non-Fatal Accidents -- The Fatal Accident -- The Non-Fatal Accident -- Accident History -- Diving Accidents -- Transport of Bodies -- Conclusion -- Appendices