Offshore Medical Preparedness, First Aid and Medical Emergencies at Sea

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

• Ÿ Common Marine Hazards
• Ÿ Prevention Measures
• Ÿ Chronic Conditions
• Ÿ Acute Conditions
• Ÿ First Aid Kits
• Ÿ Pharmaceutical Drugs
• Ÿ First Aid Techniques

Afternoon – Doctor Robb

• Ÿ Common Marine Hazards
• Ÿ Appropriate Emergency Responses
• Ÿ Demonstration of Suturing Wounds
• Ÿ 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