Selected health matters

Hygiene • Infection protection

Rescue in case of hypothermia

Help rather than look away

Malaria

Protect your eyes

Cannabis on board

Maritime Medicine comprises many health matters

Ships are an own microcosm: As well as on shore, at work accidents happen and seafarers get sick. In the shipping the diversity of health topics is great: from influences of the UV radiation of the sun to hypothermia of persons fallen over board and up to contagious tropical diseases.

We summarized chosen health topics for you on the following pages.