| Author |
Medical Officers of the United States Public Health Service |
| Catalog date |
10/13/2008 |
| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
U.S. Navy
Boats and Boating
Ships |
| Collection |
Ed Butler Boat Building Collection |
| 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 |
| Home Location |
Maritime Room |
| Object ID |
2008-055-00220 |
| Object Name |
Book |
| Publisher |
United States Printing Office |
| Search Terms |
Naval Books
Maritime Books
Ship's Medicine Chest |
| Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
| 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 |
