An acute coronary syndrome in Antarctica

Cruise tourism to Antarctica is constantly growing. Passengers and crewmembers may experience illnesses or injuries while traveling to remote areas with harsh weather conditions from where prompt evacuation is mostly unavailable. While a small explorer ship was at Wilhelmina bay (64°39’ South and 62...

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Published in:International Maritime Health
Main Authors: Carron, Mathieu, Hamard, Fanny, Levraut, Jacques, Blondeau, Nicolas
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2019
Subjects:
acute coronary syndrome
chest pain
myocardial infarction
cruise ship
Antarctica
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Ushuaia
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina Bay
Antarc*
Online Access:https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/IMH.2019.0026
https://doi.org/10.5603/IMH.2019.0026
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Summary:Cruise tourism to Antarctica is constantly growing. Passengers and crewmembers may experience illnesses or injuries while traveling to remote areas with harsh weather conditions from where prompt evacuation is mostly unavailable. While a small explorer ship was at Wilhelmina bay (64°39’ South and 62°08’ West) in the Antarctic Peninsula, a 73-year-old male passenger presented with acute chest pain after two short excursions off the vessel in cold weather conditions. He was treated on board and remained clinically stable until the ship reached Ushuaia at the end of the cruise which was 5 days after the symptoms onset.

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