TELEMEDICINE FOR PASSAGEMAKERS
A guest aboard a 60-foot trawler slips in the engine room while checking the oil, and puts his hand into the machinery. During a three-hour reconstruction and suturing, a doctor 2,000 miles away guides a telemed-trained crew as they administer a pain blocker, clean the wound and save the finger.
Far at sea, a guest slips and whacks his head hard on a cleat. No blood, but woozy and disoriented. A telemed team conducts a neurological analysis to determine if there is impairment from concussion. There is none, so the prescription is for hydration, rest and foods rich in Omega-3.
An owner clutches his chest while cruising off Central America. Two of his guests have taken telemedicine firstaid courses.
