Medical First Aid Guide

Medical First Aid Guide for Use in Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods (MSC/Circ.857). Joint IMO/WHO/ILO publication providing first-aid procedures for poisoning, burns, frostbite, and other injuries arising from dangerous-goods incidents on ships. Each entry corresponds to a substance group and gives signs, symptoms, immediate treatment, and antidotes where applicable. The Guide is mandatory carriage on SOLAS ships carrying dangerous goods and is consulted by ship's medical officer or master in the absence of telemedicine support. Entries are cross-referenced from the IMDG Code and the EmS Guide.