Medical treatment of seafarers in the Southern Indian Ocean — interaction between the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the medical bases of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)
Background: The waters surrounding the French Southern Lands are a fishing zone, accessible only by sailing for several days in a region where weather conditions are often difficult. The scientific bases of the region have medical staff whose services can be called upon if seafarers require assessme...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:90905 2023-05-15T13:50:23+02:00 Medical treatment of seafarers in the Southern Indian Ocean — interaction between the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the medical bases of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) Hunt, Jennifer Lucas, David Laforet, Paul Coulange, Mathieu Auffray, Jean-pierre Dehours, Emilie 2022 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90905/96571.pdf https://doi.org/10.5603/IMH.2022.0024 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90905/ eng eng VM Media SP. zo.o VM Group SK https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90905/96571.pdf doi:10.5603/IMH.2022.0024 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90905/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use International Maritime Health (1641-9251) (VM Media SP. zo.o VM Group SK), 2022 , Vol. 73 , N. 3 , P. 119-124 French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) teleconsultation maritime Indian Ocean French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2022 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.5603/IMH.2022.0024 2023-03-14T23:55:22Z Background: The waters surrounding the French Southern Lands are a fishing zone, accessible only by sailing for several days in a region where weather conditions are often difficult. The scientific bases of the region have medical staff whose services can be called upon if seafarers require assessment and rapid medical treatment. We conducted an epidemiological study of the maritime teleconsultations carried out by the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS), where patients navigating in the Southern Indian Ocean zone were advised to disembark on the medical bases in the French Southern Lands, between 2015 and 2020, to receive medical treatment. Materials and methods: We extracted data from all of the maritime records from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020 relating to patients who attended a maritime teleconsultation with a French TMAS doctor in the Southern Indian Ocean zone and who had been redirected to the medical bases in the French Southern Lands. Data were collected on the patients’ age, gender, nationality, rank, type of vessel, tele- consultation diagnosis, patient management on board and in the French Southern Lands medical bases, as well as the medical outcome. We carried out a descriptive data analysis. Results: French TMAS doctors managed 11,908 cases including 76 in the Southern Indian Ocean zone (0.6%). Nineteen (25%) patients were redirected to the French Southern Lands over the study period. Eighteen patients were men with an average age of 45 ± 10 years. Eighteen patients were on board a trawler and 11 of them were sailors. Nine patients were treated for a trauma-related condition, 8 for a medical condition and 2 for a surgical disease. Eleven (58%) patients were evacuated to Reunion Island and 8 (42%) patients received medical treatment and were able to re-embark aboard their vessel. Conclusions: Relatively few patients are redirected to the French Southern Lands for medical assistance, but referrals occur on a regular basis. The presence of these medical bases is unusual in a ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Antarctic Indian International Maritime Health 73 3 119 124 |
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Background: The waters surrounding the French Southern Lands are a fishing zone, accessible only by sailing for several days in a region where weather conditions are often difficult. The scientific bases of the region have medical staff whose services can be called upon if seafarers require assessment and rapid medical treatment. We conducted an epidemiological study of the maritime teleconsultations carried out by the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS), where patients navigating in the Southern Indian Ocean zone were advised to disembark on the medical bases in the French Southern Lands, between 2015 and 2020, to receive medical treatment. Materials and methods: We extracted data from all of the maritime records from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020 relating to patients who attended a maritime teleconsultation with a French TMAS doctor in the Southern Indian Ocean zone and who had been redirected to the medical bases in the French Southern Lands. Data were collected on the patients’ age, gender, nationality, rank, type of vessel, tele- consultation diagnosis, patient management on board and in the French Southern Lands medical bases, as well as the medical outcome. We carried out a descriptive data analysis. Results: French TMAS doctors managed 11,908 cases including 76 in the Southern Indian Ocean zone (0.6%). Nineteen (25%) patients were redirected to the French Southern Lands over the study period. Eighteen patients were men with an average age of 45 ± 10 years. Eighteen patients were on board a trawler and 11 of them were sailors. Nine patients were treated for a trauma-related condition, 8 for a medical condition and 2 for a surgical disease. Eleven (58%) patients were evacuated to Reunion Island and 8 (42%) patients received medical treatment and were able to re-embark aboard their vessel. Conclusions: Relatively few patients are redirected to the French Southern Lands for medical assistance, but referrals occur on a regular basis. The presence of these medical bases is unusual in a ... |
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Medical treatment of seafarers in the Southern Indian Ocean — interaction between the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the medical bases of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) |
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Medical treatment of seafarers in the Southern Indian Ocean — interaction between the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the medical bases of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) |
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Medical treatment of seafarers in the Southern Indian Ocean — interaction between the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the medical bases of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) |
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Medical treatment of seafarers in the Southern Indian Ocean — interaction between the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the medical bases of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) |
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Medical treatment of seafarers in the Southern Indian Ocean — interaction between the French Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) and the medical bases of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) |
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medical treatment of seafarers in the southern indian ocean — interaction between the french telemedical maritime assistance service (tmas) and the medical bases of the french southern and antarctic lands (taaf) |
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