Citation

Shapovalov KA. Int. Marit. Health 2013; 64(1): 41-50.

Affiliation

Head of Department of Standardization and Quality Assessment of Medical Care, Russian Federation. stampdu@rambler.ru.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, International Maritime Health Association, Publisher Via Medica)

DOI

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PMID

23788165

Abstract

The analysis of injuries to crews of the vessels in Northern waters while in a state of alcoholic intoxication have been based on the 180 accidents on board of ships with temporary loss of ability to work, and 1686 casehistories with alcoholic injuries, which demanded treatment in a surgical department. Among persons,the received injuries on the ship in the state of alcoholic intoxication were 8.1% of the victims: in the strength of the transport fleet - 8.9%; fishing - 8.9% and river ones - 4.1%. Masters of fish production, skippers, rulers of the radio stations and masters of fish processing were most frequently injured after the consumption of the alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic injuries have been recorded at the time of walking on the catwalk and the decks (54.2%), mooring operations (15.1%), maintenance and repairing the deckmachinery, water preparation (6.6%), as well as boat and loading-unloading works (4.3%). Falls from height constituted 36.6% of the injuries. Alcohol in 3.2 times increases the weight of the combined injuries. The deaths from the alcohol related injuries in marine conditions (43.4%) significantly exceed the indicators inthe group of non-alcoholic injuries (7.0%). Alcoholic intoxication has been noted in 35.0% of the cases of the floating crew injuries, hospitalised in the surgical department. Victims with alcoholic injuries received during performing ship's works were hospitalised 10 times less, than those with non-productive types ofinjuries. In the structure of non-industrial injuries, household injuries prevail (78.2%) over those receiveddue to falls on the street, in pedestrian flows (10.3%), transport and traffic accidents (6.7%), intentionalinjuries (4.1%) or those connected with sports games and competitions (0.7%). Fishermen are a professional group of seamen, subject to the high social vulnerability to the alcoholic beverages consumption and related injuries.

Language: en