An acute coronary syndrome in Antarctica

• 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

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...