Medicine on board

We also have the book ‘Medicine at see’ on board and like it as a thorough book for medical amateurs. In case of emergency it quickly leads from symptoms to first diagnoses and therapy options. The drugs are also organized according to the international on-board pharmacy rules. Additionally, we always had our satellite phone with us to be able to access medical advice via phone.

In practice, we always have a little first aid kit next to the stairs to react quickly to any emergency. This came in handy for many little cutting wounds. Two meters further along, at the entrance of our workshop, we store the first aid kit ‘Sailing’. It can quickly be accessed and be opened up in the pantry. The drugs and other tools are in a cool space in our little stern bunk. Everything is packaged in plastic bags and labeled according to international codification.

In Scotland, Henning suffered a bad contusion at the lower leg, when he slipped and fell on the metal part of the railing. He then had an allergic reaction to the salve, which had to be treated. We also had to treat minor cuts quite frequently, because all our knifes were very sharp. Once we almost had to sew a deeper wound on Sylvia’s violin hand because the butterfly bandages were excellent. Besides these little mishaps, we only used the occasional painkiller to treat headaches and some drugs against seasickness. Thank goodness we did not need more than that!

Lastly, we also wanted to do something for prevention: before we started our trip, be were gifted TRX bands. However, we must admit, after a long day at sea we often felt that we had enough sport for one day… Luckily, we had our little bikes with us!

The following list may help a sailor, who is planning a similar route to ours:

Medical equipment and medication list “Amazing Grace”

Basic configuration:
First aid Kit and Emergency box “sailing”

Additional medical equipment (without personnel medication):
(Literature „Medizin auf See“ ISBN 978-3-88412-488-8)