HEALTH Our OFFSHORE Medical kit! - Cruiser University - Sailing Vessel Delos

[Old Gray Mare]

What do you do when you've a medical emergency at sea and the nearest healthcare facility is thousands of miles away?

These guys are NOT licenced medical professionals. They are long distance sailors who occasionally visit second and third world countries. This is what they've learned and how they cope.

Fair use.

Our OFFSHORE Medical kit! - Cruiser University - Sailing Vessel Delos


Sailing SV Delos

Our offshore medical kit has come together over many years of cruising! It’s based on recommendations from marine physicians and our own personal experiences of the trip. We've wanted to make this video for a long time and we hope it helps you to to decide what is important for you to have onboard! Please visit https://svdelos.com/safety for links and resources mentioned in this video.

In this video we cover how the kit came together, how it's organized, and what the major components are. We even recount some of the medical problems we've had and how we've dealt with them, both where medical care is and isn't available.

We highly recommend visiting a physician specializing in marine medicine that can tailor a kit for your offshore plans. Fair winds, peace and love! The Delos Crew

link to source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBb6LOmQbwc

run time 25:34

 

[Publius]

Many give no thought to this and to be far enough offshore that it's to far for a helicopter to go and make it back, your on your own.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Delos was the name of the corporation responsible for Westworld and Futureworld in the movies of the same name.

 

[Txkstew]

Back in the early 80's, me and a friend were building a 28 foot cruising sail boat. It didn't get finished, as life got in the way. At the time, I did ask my doctor if he could help me get a ocean going medical kit together. He said absolutely.