Eighty years of CIRM. A journey of commitment and dedication in providing maritime medical assistance

Mahdi, Syed Sarosh; Amenta, Francesco

doi:10.5603/imh.2016.0036

Cited by 32 publications

(35 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The fact that ships with no medical facilities are at sea for a given elapse of time before they can reach a port, makes seafarers in a disadvantageous condition compared to ashore workers which can be reached by a health professional within less than 1 hour [1]. In this situation, the only possible, solution developed thanks to the invention of radiotelegraphy by Guglielmo Marconi in 1897, is to provide medical advice to ships via telecommunication systems [7]. From the beginning of 21 th century, advanced telemedicine solutions are taking the place of medical assistance via radio and this can result in a real improvement of the assistance delivered to people on board ships [1,5,7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this situation, the only possible, solution developed thanks to the invention of radiotelegraphy by Guglielmo Marconi in 1897, is to provide medical advice to ships via telecommunication systems [7]. From the beginning of 21 th century, advanced telemedicine solutions are taking the place of medical assistance via radio and this can result in a real improvement of the assistance delivered to people on board ships [1,5,7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The physician taking care of a remote patient has never seen the patient and probably will never see him/her [7] and knowledge of the medical history of a seafarer is a prerequisite for delivering high quality medical assistance at sea. Healthcare systems and services compatible with electronic records are particularly dynamic due to their accessibility, quality, and efficiency provided by information technology developments.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Design and evolution of the Seafarer’s Health Passport for supporting (tele)-medical assistance to seafarers

Nittari

Arcese²,

Battineni

et al. 2019

International Maritime Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Seafarers undergo periodic medical examination for their employment. This information in most cases is not effectively used when requesting for medical assistance during service on board ships. The medical history of an individual is important for provision of medical care and can be critical to the outcome. There is growing adoption of digital applications and electronic health records that are adding great value to the care provided. The Seafarer's Health Passport (SHP) is an application specifically designed for improving the quality of medical assistance provided to seafarers both through telemedicine or classic medical checkups in ports/hospitals worldwide. The SHP provides a secure and unique way to archive and retrieve the seafarer's medical history in an electronic support. Materials and methods: The SHP that we have developed is a product with specific hardware and software specifications. The basic features of this software are Linux operating system Debian/Ubuntu, Apache Web server 2.x, Server database MySQL/Maria DB PHP programming language 5.6.xx, and secure connection in https. Results: The SHP represents a helpful hint to physicians providing medical advices to seafarers enabling them to make more decisions that are informed and curtailing possible complications due to misdiagnosis. Conclusions: Provision of high quality medical assistance requires knowledge of patient's medical history. The availability of an easy access and friendly use system of own medical history is useful for a population of travellers, such as seafarers to guarantee a reasonable level of medical care at any time.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Design and evolution of the Seafarer’s Health Passport for supporting (tele)-medical assistance to seafarers

Nittari

Arcese²,

Battineni

et al. 2019

International Maritime Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…After that year, several maritime countries, such as Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany, developed radio medical centres for their own fleets. In addition to these developments, the first international organisation for a telemedical service station was established in Italy in 1935 [5,9]. Another international telemedical assistance service station was established in Turkey in 2006, aiming to give free medical advice to all merchant ships, yachts, passenger vessels, fishing boats etc.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Turkish Telemedical Assistance Service: last four years of activity

Çakır¹,

Arslan²

2018

International Maritime Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS) is very important for seafarers and passengers who are far from full-fledged health services. This study aimed to determine the frequency of using Turkish TMAS by seafarers and other patients and to compare the given services. Materials and methods: The data obtained from calls to Turkish TMAS in between 2014 and 2017 are composed of 5080 calls. In the study, they were examined in two groups as calls regarding seafarers and other patients. Also, the diseases or injuries related to these calls were evaluated in 22 main groups according to ICD-10 code. All of these cases were analysed by using descriptive statistics according to types of callers, type of diseases, types of given services and methods of contacts. Results: There were 5080 contacts to Turkish TMAS from January 2014 to December 2017. Contacts were 92.3% for seafarers and 7.7% for other patients. The most common reason of contacts was similar for both seafarers and other patients and it was injury and poisoning situations. While the most common service given to seafarers was giving a medicine or other treatment, the most common service given to other patients was medical evacuation. Conclusions: This study laid weight on diseases or injuries of seafarers and other patients at sea. According to this situation, TMAS can improve and maintain its service quality and also in the light of the findings, a guide for seafarers and other patients can be prepared in order to lessen such diseases and injuries.

show abstract

“…CIRM is the Italian Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the Centre with the largest experience in the field, worldwide [11]. In this work, prescriptions of benzodiazepines among seafarers assisted by CIRM from 2011 to 2015 were analysed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Benzodiazepine prescriptions on merchant ships without a doctor on board: analysis from medical records of Centro Internazionale Radio Medico (CIRM)

Nittari

Canio²,

Traini

et al. 2018

International Maritime Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Eighty years of CIRM. A journey of commitment and dedication in providing maritime medical assistance

Cited by 32 publications

References 11 publications

Design and evolution of the Seafarer’s Health Passport for supporting (tele)-medical assistance to seafarers

Design and evolution of the Seafarer’s Health Passport for supporting (tele)-medical assistance to seafarers

Turkish Telemedical Assistance Service: last four years of activity

Benzodiazepine prescriptions on merchant ships without a doctor on board: analysis from medical records of Centro Internazionale Radio Medico (CIRM)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About