Appendicitis

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Front - Спереди
Frontal region of the head – Лобная часть головы Side of head – Височная часть головы Top of head - Макушка Face – Лицо Cheek - Щека Jaw - Челюсть

Back - Сзади
Back of head - затылок Back of neck – Шея (сзади) Back of shoulder - Плечо Scapula region - Лопатка Elbow - локоть Back upper arm – Верхняя часть

General principles of first aid aboard ship
First aid must be administered immediately to: restore breathing and heart-beat, control bleeding, remove poisons, prevent further injury to the patient (for instance, his removal from a room conta

Если пострадавший в бессознательном состоянии
· Положите пострадавшего на спину и расположите голову так, чтобы подбородок был приподнят; · Опустите челюсть пострадавшего так, чтобы рот был открыт; · Убедитесь, что дыхательны

Summary of points to be remembered when applying artificial respiration and heart compression
  Don't delay - Place victim on his back on a hard surface. Step A. Airway - If patient is unconscious, open the airway; thereafter make sure it stays open.

Remember the following expressions
Тщательно составленная история болезни – careful history Запись в истории болезни – record in a case report Заполнение истории болезни – filling in a patient’s card Жалоб

Routine particulars about the ship
1.1. Name of ship 1.2. Call sign 1.3. Date and time (GMT/UTC) 1.4. Course, speed, position 1.5.1. Port of destination is … and is … hours/days away 1.5.

Routine particulars about the ship
1.5. Name of ship 1.6. Call sign 1.7. Date and time (GMT/UTC) 1.8. Course, speed, position 1.5.1. Port of destination is … and is … hours/days away 1.5.

Other comments
Comments by the radio doctor Make the following radio message Моторист, Н., 45 лет. Приступ сжимающей боли за грудиной, иррадиация в левое плечо

Electrical burns
Make sure you do not become the next casualty when approaching any person who is in contact with electricity. If possible, switch off the current. Otherwise, insulate yourself before approaching an

Treatment
Try to remove patient to hospital within 6 hours, otherwise seek RADIO MEDICAL ADVICE in the case of: third-degree burns; babies; burns of face and genitalia, and l

Translate the following sentences from Russian into English
1. Ожоги, вызванные сухим и влажным жаром, лечат одинаково. 2. Ожоги первой степени затрагивают только наружный слой кожи, вызывая покраснение, умеренный отек, болезненность при прикоснове

ABDOMINAL PAIN
Minor Abdominal Conditions This group of conditions includes indigestion, “wind”, flatulence, mild abdominal colic (spasmodic abdominal pain without vomiting or diarrhea and fever),

Indigestion
Indigestion occurs when food fails to undergo the normal changes of digestion in the alimentary canal. It is a symptom and not a disease. Occasional indigestion may be of no consequence, but chroni

Intestinal obstruction
Intestinal obstruction may come on either slowly or suddenly; a common cause is a strangulated hernia. The bowel will always try to push intestinal contents past any obstruction, and as it does so

INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Communicable diseases are those that can be transmitted from one person (or animal) to another. There may be direct or indirect transmission to a well person from an infected person or animal – at

Dysentery
This disease is due to bacteria taken into the system through water or food and usually occurs in tropical and semitropical countries. This bacteria cause severe inflammation of the mucous membrane

Fractures
A fracture is a broken bone. The bone may be broken into two or more pieces or it may have a linear crack. Fractures are described as closed if the skin remains unbroken. If there is a wound at or

Types of fractures
Closed (simple) fracture – закрытый перелом Combined fracture – сочетанный перелом Comminuted fracture – оскольчатый перелом Сompound fracture - открытый перелом

Internal Bleeding
Internal bleeding may result from a direct blow to the body, from strains, and from diseases such as peptic ulcer. Internal bleeding can be concealed or visible. Bleeding round a broken li

Toxic hazards of chemicals
Ships carry a number of substances in addition to cargo that are potentially toxic. For instance, medicines are not generally poisonous but can become so if taken other than prescribed. Then there

Diagnosis of poisoning
General Principles The diagnosis of poisoning may be simplified if one of the following factors point to the probable cause: · the circumstances of the incident, e.g. a lea

Prevention of poisoning
Remember: Prevention is better than cure Knowledge of the basic safety precautions and strict adherence to them by people working with dangerous goods, and also knowledge

Food-borne diseases (food poisoning)
Food-borne diseases - some forms of which are sometimes also referred to as food poisoning - are illnesses of an infectious or toxic nature caused, or thought to be caused, by the consumption of fo

Less common causes
· Migraine, which usually occurs only on one side of the head and is associated with vomiting and visual disturbances such as flashing lights. · Brain disease; acute as with meningitis and

Angina pectoris (pain in the chest)
Angina usually affects those of middle age and upwards. The pain varies from patient to patient in frequency of occurrence, type, and severity. It is most often brought on by physical exertion (ang

Specific treatment
Pain can be relieved by sucking (not swallowing) a tablet of glyceryl trinitrate (0.5 mg). The tablet should be allowed to dissolve slowly under the tongue. These tablets can be used as often as ne

Heat-stroke (sunstroke)
Heat-stroke is a medical emergency that is associated with a potentially high mortality rate. It occurs when the body's main mechanism of heat loss (evaporation of sweat) is blocked. There m

Treatment
Immediate treatment must be given to reduce the body temperature, or brain damage and death may occur. The patient should be undressed and placed in a tub of cold (around 20 °C) water; or co

Hernia (rupture)
The abdominal cavity is a large enclosed space lined by a sheet of tissue. The muscles of the abdominal wall resist the varying changes of pressure within the cavity. Increased pressure may force t

Strangulated hernia
Most hernias, whatever their size, manage to pass backwards and forwards through the weakness in the abdominal wall without becoming trapped in the opening. However, the contents of the hernia pouc

High blood pressure (hypertension)
  As blood is pumped by the heart, it exerts a pressure on the walls of the arteries. This pressure -blood pressure - varies within normal limits. During activity it tends to be highe

High temperature (hyper pyrexia)
Hyper pyrexia is the word used to describe too high a body temperature, i.e., one of 40 °C or higher. Such temperatures can be dangerous to the survival of the individual and require careful manage

Sore throat
A common complaint, sore throat may be local or it may be part of a serious illness. Tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils) and abscesses in the tissues of the tonsillar area are examples of loc

General treatment for sore throats
Take the patient's temperature, and feel for tender enlarged glands in the neck. Patients with sore throats should not smoke. For simple tonsillitis or sore throat, gargling with

Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)
This is an abscess that can follow tonsillitis. It forms normally round one tonsil, and the swelling pushes the tonsil downwards into the mouth. The patient may find it so difficult and painful to

Abandonment of vessel
Lifeboat drills must be conducted to prepare for possible disaster. Both crew and passengers must be instructed in the procedures to be followed. Reasons for such instruction should be given to all

Survivor pick-up by survival craft (lifeboat or raft)
Surviving in a lifeboat or life-craft (hereafter referred to as "the survival craft") is one of the most strenuous ordeals an individual can face. It involves combat against all the eleme

Immediate medical problems aboard survival craft
Trauma Injuries should be handled as outlined in Chap­ter 4. However, a prepared medical survival kit might not be available, so the rescuers will have to improvise. The following m

Other medical problems aboard survival craft
Seasickness Seasickness (motion sickness) is an acute illness characterized by loss of appetite, nausea, dizziness, and vomiting. Preventive measures are often effective.

Medical problems of the rescued castaway on board the rescue vessel
The treatment of survivors will depend on the nature of the rescue facility and the number and medical condition of the survivors. Personnel on the rescue vessel should rapidly sort all su

Generalized immersion hypothermia aboard the rescue vessel
At environmental temperatures of less than 20-21 °C, man's survival depends upon insulation (body fat, clothing), the ratio of body surface to volume, the basal metabolic rate, and the w

Contamination with oil
Do not clean oil off the skin (except round the mouth and eyes) until the person is warm and comfortable. Survivors who have recovered from hypothermia can taken to a warm shower or bathroom and sh

Dehydration and malnutrition
Survivors who have been adrift for several days may be suffering from dehydration. If they have been adrift for several weeks, malnutrition may also be a problem. Caution should be exercised in try