Wemcast

In this episode Consultant Occupational Medicine Physician Dr Kent Haworth joins WEM host Dr Will Duffin to discuss assessing medical fitness for extreme environments. Occupational Health is concerned with the impact of health on work and vice versa.  We discuss the key approaches and broad principles in matching an individuals medical background with the environment and making sensible decisions about whether they should participate with a focus on diving, military deployments, offshore oil and gas and expeditions. We cover: Why preparation is the key to success! Mapping the individual and their condition to the environment. The key components of the ‘dive medical’, the role of respiratory and ENT problems The unique challenges of a remote maritime environment. A patient with a history of anaphylaxis to peanuts – can they be safely deployed to a remote oil rig that is over a days travel from definitive care? Doing a risk assessment - who is at risk and why - what can you do about it? Proactive and r