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Case Studies from Ship's Doctors
Is there a doctor on board? - Article by Cathy Saunders
Ask the ship's doctor aboard one of the world's premier cruise liners, Sun Princess,
if he has ever had to airlift anyone off the vessel and he looks at you quizzically.
"Why would you?" is the implication, as he explains that the medical centre
offers all you would find in a hospital emergency department ashore, including digital
X-rays, blood tests, theatre, autoclave, defibrillator and full intensive care.
Apart from a hospital, there is nowhere else you would find such a comprehensive
medical set-up…
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Dr Andy Tagg - A&E Specialist
Emergency medicine can be a tough and gruelling job - demanding shift
work, four hour targets and a stressful hospital environment. For
A&E specialist Dr Andy Tagg however, life is somewhat different.
Highly rewarding clinical medicine, exposure to invaluable and
challenging experiences and global travel is just a snapshot of
practicing emergency medicine on a cruise ship…
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Dr Lynn Gordon - Trauma Medicine Specialist
Dr Lynn Gordon is a senior ship's doctor with P&O Princess Cruises International. She
practises a unique combination of private practice, emergency medicine
and critical care whilst travelling the world onboard luxury cruise
ships. We hear about her latest travels and what this exciting role
entails…
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Dr Ian White - Hospital Doctor
A diverse and challenging caseload, highly rewarding patient care, and
global travel onboard some of the world's most luxurious cruise ships
- sound appealing? Dr Ian White shares his first impressions of
working in one of the most exciting, yet undiscovered areas of the
profession and why he chose to take the next stage of his career to
sea…
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Dr Julian Kilburn - General Practitioner
On disembarking from one of the world's most luxurious cruise liners,
the Grand Princess, Doctor Julian Kilburn shares his experience of
working in one of the most exciting, yet undiscovered areas of the
medical profession - life at sea as a ship's doctor…
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