Acute conditions on board

Akutna stanja su stanja koja karakterizira naglo nastajanje, a dijelimo ih na zarazna i nezarazna akutna stanja. Određena akutna stanja moguće je zbrinuti u brodskom okruženju s raspoloživom opremom i lijekovima, dok su neka stanja životno ugrožavajuća, te ih je jedino moguće zbrinuti u odgovarajućoj zdravstvenoj ustanovi. Stoga je pravovremeno prepoznavanje početnih znakova i simptoma iznimno bitno za posadu na brodu, u čemu najveću ulogu igra educiranje posade o najozbiljnijim, hitnim akutnim stanjima. Prilikom dijagnoze i liječenja bolesti na brodu pomorci se moraju pouzdati u vlastito medicinsko znanje, uz pomoć radio kontakta s dostupnim medicinskim stručnjacima, sve do osiguravanja stručne medicinske pomoći s kopna. U ovom radu autor navodi najčešća akutna stanja te načine dijagnosticiranja i liječenja istih na brodu.Acute conditions are conditions that are characterized by sudden onset and are divided into infectious and non-infectious acute conditions. Certain acute conditions can be taken care of in a ship's environment with available equipment and medicines, while some conditions are life-threatening and can only be taken care of in an appropriate health institution. Therefore, timely recognition of initial signs and symptoms is extremely important for the ship's crew, in which the greatest role is played by educating the crew about the most serious, urgent acute conditions. During the diagnosis and treatment of illness on board, seafarers must rely on their own medical knowledge, with the help of radio contact with available medical professionals, all the way to the provision of professional medical assistance from the mainland. In this paper, the author lists the most common acute conditions, and ways to diagnose and treat them on board