U.S. Public Health Service

The Ship's Medicine Chest and First Aid at Sea

Washington, DC: GPO, 1940. 207, illus., glossary, appendix, index, weakness to rear board, some scuffing to boards. Handbook for use on ships having no physician. There is a chapter on radio messages requesting medical advice. Other topics covered include the structure and functions of the human body; hygiene and sanitation on shipboard; the ship's medicine chest and equipment; medical first aid and symptomatic treatment; specific diseases and their treatment; surgical conditions and their treatment; and emergency reference section. Condition: fair to good.

Keywords: Naval, Military Medicine, First Aid, Hygiene, Sanitation, Radio

[Book #15428]

Price: $27.00