Pattern of Passenger Injury and Illness on Expedition Cruise Ships to Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of travel medicine Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 228 - 234
• Main Authors: Schutz, Lusana, Zak, Dan, Holmes, James F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arctic Regions; Child; Emergency Treatment - statistics & numerical data; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - therapy; Humans; Incidence; Injuries; Male; Marine; Middle Aged; Motion sickness; Motion Sickness - epidemiology; Motion Sickness - therapy; Passengers; Risk Factors; Ships; Ships - statistics & numerical data; Travel - statistics & numerical data; Travel medicine; Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries - therapy; Young Adult; Arctic Regions; Antarctica
• ISSN: 1195-1982; 1708-8305; 1708-8305
• DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12126

Expedition ships to Antarctica travel to remote areas with limited medical support. This study determines the rate and patterns of passenger illness and injuries among those traveling on expedition ships to Antarctica. We hypothesize that severe medical conditions are encountered that require physic...