Cruise Ship Medical Facilities

At minimum most ship infirmaries will contain.

Cruise ship medical facilities. But on Celebrity Xpedition there is usually only one licensed physician onboard. Health care guidelines for cruise ship medical facilities. American College of Emergency Physicians Ann Emerg Med.

J Fla Med Assoc. They are capable of driving the ship at 19 knots or cruising at 15 knots for long periods. Health care guidelines for cruise ship medical facilities.

I guess the one area of a cruise ship we dont expect to see is the ships medical centre usually located down on the lower decks away from the public areas. For example Celebrity Cruises have a fully qualified doctor and a minimum of one nurse. No matter how small a cruise ship is it will always be equipped with basic medical facilities though specific facilities will vary between cruise lines and ships.

There is usually a doctor and two nurses and in some of the bigger and better cruise services the cruise ship doctors are two in number accompanied by four nurses for assistance. However on our recent QM2 cruise to Scandinavia my wife was taken ill and we got to see. 36 When the ship is in port at least one clinical provider is available onboard.

All Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 1 While the equipment and services available may vary cruise medical centers generally are able to perform minor surgeries prescribe medications and stabilize patients who have more serious medical conditions. But their facilities and staff are very limited which often means they do their best to stabilize serious problems until they can get the patient to a port.

A crew of about 350 serves the passengers via two main restaurants a range of bars and other facilities. Provide quality maritime medical care for passengers and crew members aboard cruise ships. First visit the ships medical center.