The Ship's Medicine Chest and First Aid at Sea
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Record 253/479
Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission
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Collection Ed Butler Boat Building Collection
Author Medical Officers of the United States Public Health Service
Publish date 1940
Summary A book of medical information for "officers and crews of American merchant vessels how to preserve their health and to meet intelligently the accidents of disease and injury(. T)he structure and uses of the various parts of the human body are taken as the point of departure"
Eight chapters and six appendix.

I. The Structure and Functions of the Human Body
II. Hygiene and Sanitation on Shipboard
III. The Ship's Medicine Chest and Equipment
IV. Medical First Aid and Symptomatic Treatment
V. Specific Diseases and Their Treatment
VI. Surgical Conditions and Their Treatment
VII. Emergency Reference Section
VIII.Radio Messages Requesting Medical Advice

Appendix

1. Regulations of the United States Public Health Service Concerning Beneficiaries
2. List of Marine Hospitals and Relief Stations
3. Care and disposal of Bodies of the Dead
4. Glossary of Medical and Surgical Terms
5. Index
6. Maritime Laws Concerning Crew Accommodations and Water Supply
Object ID 2008-055-00220
Object Name Book
Publisher United States Printing Office
Pub Place Washington, DC
Search Terms Naval Books
Maritime Books
Ship's Medicine Chest
Subjects Ships
Ship equipment & rigging
Naval parades & ceremonies
Navies
Navigation
Medical equipment & supplies
Medical illustrations
Medical libraries
Medicines
First aid
Title The Ship's Medicine Chest and First Aid at Sea
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Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013