Learn from two experienced nautical doctors the medical preparations and skills that every offshore sailor will need before setting off beyond the reach of 911 call centres.
Morning – Doctor Gunton
- Common Marine Hazards
- Prevention Measures
- Chronic Conditions
- Acute Conditions
- First Aid Kits
- Pharmaceutical Drugs
- First Aid Techniques
Afternoon – Doctor Robb
- Common Marine Hazards
- Appropriate Emergency Responses
- Demonstration of Suturing Wounds
- Demonstration of Medical Casting (time permitting)
Your Presenters
Dr. Pat Gunton is a GP/Hospitalist with more than 40 years experience. Dr. Gunton and her husband, John Gunton, own a 42’ sailboat “Endless Summer” which they call home during our fleeting local summers. They have sailed extensively in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. David Robb is a Victoria physician with considerable ER experience. He is also a veteran Bluewater cruiser with more than a decade of offshore sailing experience. Dr. Robb has served the BCA as Fleet coordinator and moderator during the years 2010-2012. He is recently back from cruising in South East Asia aboard “Gavia Arctica” a Formosa 46’.
Contact
- Guy Gauvin
- guygauvin62@gmail.com
- 250-468-7536