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// The Seafarers' Health Information Programme

Multilingual questions for the medical assessment and treatment of seafarers

A multilingual booklet for medical professionals and first aiders

This booklet assists medical professionals, first officers, port health authorities and welfare workers, among others, with assessing and treating seafarers in emergency and non-emergency situations.

Medical areas covered include cardiac events, injuries to different parts of the body, and pain relating to specific conditions. Medical questions can be quickly and easily translated from English into Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai by matching up the required language and information.

This booklet is designed as a practical tool for use in the field. It was produced in collaboration with the International Maritime Health Association and the UK Merchant Navy Welfare Board.

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