title: Maritime medicine.
abstract: This article reviews the emergency care of sick and injured patients on various seafaring vessels in remote areas of the world. It addresses the characteristic problems encountered by those at sea, the logistical difficulties of assessing and treating these patients on the vessel, and the difficulty in arranging and monitoring definitive care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Snoots
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009326:Naval Medicine; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D019114:Remote Consultation; D012767:Ships; D014195:Travel