International Medical Guide for Ships: Including the Ship's Medicine ChestWorld Health Organization, 1988 - 368 pages |
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... given by intramuscular injection . If the blood pressure is low , morphine sulfate should not be given because it may cause an additional drop in the pressure . Also , it should not be given to injured patients unless pain is severe ...
... given by intramuscular injection . If the blood pressure is low , morphine sulfate should not be given because it may cause an additional drop in the pressure . Also , it should not be given to injured patients unless pain is severe ...
Page 51
... given with care since it can be dangerous to patients who have had breathing difficulties for a number of years due to lung disease , particularly chronic bronchitis . Oxygen should be given only where advised in this guide . Usually ...
... given with care since it can be dangerous to patients who have had breathing difficulties for a number of years due to lung disease , particularly chronic bronchitis . Oxygen should be given only where advised in this guide . Usually ...
Page 189
... given ; this may be repeated after 4 hours , if necessary . The patient should be kept in bed and made as comfortable as possible . A liquid or low - residue diet should be given that includes soft drinks and broths containing salt , as ...
... given ; this may be repeated after 4 hours , if necessary . The patient should be kept in bed and made as comfortable as possible . A liquid or low - residue diet should be given that includes soft drinks and broths containing salt , as ...
Contents
Toxic hazards of chemicals including poisoning | 53 |
Examination of the patient | 61 |
Care of the injured | 67 |
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abdomen acetylsalicylic acid acute Adult dosage affected airway alcohol allergic ampoule antibiotic applied attack bandage bleeding blood board ship body boiled bottle breathing burns casualty cause Caution cetrimide chest chloroquine chlorphenamine clothing cold colour condition cough diagnosis diarrhoea diazepam disease disinfected doctor dose dressing drug erythromycin faeces fever finger fluid fracture g/litre give given hand head heart compression heat hydrochloride illness infection inflammation injury intestinal intramuscular lymph malaria medicines metronidazole Miconazole nitrate minutes mouth muscles nausea necessary neck needle normal occur ointment oral rehydration salts oxygen pain paracetamol penicillin person poisoning port possible pressure prevent procaine benzylpenicillin pulse rate RADIO MEDICAL ADVICE rash remove severe ship's skin solution Specific treatment splint sputum sterile stretcher sulfamethoxazole swelling symptoms syringe tablets temperature tetanus tetracycline tion tissues treated treatment The patient ulcer unconscious urine usually vomiting wash wound