ALS and the value of membership
This article is more about a truly great member than about the disease that killed him: ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou …
Chest pains and heart attacks
Maybe one of the most frightening things that can happen on your boat is for someone to develop chest pains. If this happens, do you …
Covid update
What will happen this fall? People love to predict what will happen, and the media loves to find experts to predict the future. I’ll tell …
Emergency room afloat: Coastal first-aid kit
In the Summer 2019 issue, I discussed creating a first-aid day kit. When considering what to include in a medical kit, the most important consideration …
Emergency room afloat — The day sailor’s first-aid kit
In the last issue, we discussed “time to professional medical help” as the single most important variable in determining the extent of medical supplies and …
Emergency room afloat — The medical kit and the conscientious boater
The realization When I started this column, I wanted to write about putting together a complete medical kit. The more I thought about the idea, …
Preparing for cold and flu season
Winter is here, and with it comes cold and flu season. In the United States, more days of work (and probably play) are lost to …