Products in Medical

Virtually every accident or ailment that might happen when a doctor is unavailable is squarely dealt with, using layman's language and step-by-step instructions that allay panic and calmly take the reader from diagnosis, through treatment, to follow up care. Diagrams inside the front and back covers point the reader to the section of the book that should be consulted. This is the best first aid book for sailors I’ve read. An excellent addition to any cruising boat’s library. — Boating News. Softcover. 224pg

A comprehensive, step-by-step family guide to dealing with injuries, illnesses, and medical emergencies. Softcover. 352pg

Designed for those who don't plan to go on blue-water cruises, but who need to know how to deal with medical problems on board. The book is clear and explicit and spiced with anecdotes from the author's own adventures afloat. Softcover. 112 pg

Dr. Wilson-Howarth, expedition doctor, brings her wide experience to this light-hearted and reassuring manual, providing sound, practical advice on coping with every hazard of an unfamiliar environment, be it skin infection or sunburn, diarrhea or dehydration, ticks or leeches, flesh maggots or mosquitoes, European encephalitis and well, virtually everything in between. Softcover. 344pg.

If you're in a liferaft, do the following in this order: ---Get everybody out of the water. ---Cut loose from the sinking vessel. ---Deploy the sea anchor (some are automatic). ---Treat serious injuries. ---Prevent exposure. ---Take Inventory. ---Call for help. ---Read the rest of this book. Contains all the above, and much more. Hardcover. 182pg.