Offshore Medicine Medical Care of Employees in the Offshore Oil Industry

Offshore Medicine Medical Care of Employees in the Offshore Oil Industry / edited by Robin A.F. Cox.

To be asked to prepare a second edition of a book is heartening for any author or editor. Apart from the opportunity to make the corrections and amendments which are inevitable in a practical manual there is also the possibility to make additions which enhance its usefulness. Above all a further edi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cox, Robin A.F (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 1987.
Edition:2nd ed. 1987.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Occupational medicine.
Emergency medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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