Safe Passage Questioned: Medical Care and Safety for the Polar Tourist Book

	Foreword
	Preface
1	Brief History and Description of the Polar Regions	3
2	Polar Tourism: Past, Present, and Future	14
3	Polar Medicine: A Historical Perspective	21
4	Medical Capabilities at Antarctic Bases and Their Relationship to Tourism	30
5	Concerns about Medical Care for the Polar Tourist	47
6	Safety on the Ship, on Zodiac-Type Craft, and on Helicopters	56
7	Communications, Disasters, and Evacuations	64
8	Physician Qualifications, Medical Equipment, and Medical Supplies for a Polar Tourist Ship	74
9	Hypothermia and Cold Injuries: Relevance to Polar Tourism	79
10	Medical Emergencies on Board	96
11	Confessions of a Ship's Surgeon	110
12	Liability Issues in Expedition and Cruise Medicine	116
13	Polar Travel through the Eyes of the Passengers	122
14	What Should a Passenger Expect?	131
App. A	The Antarctic Treaty and Recommendation XVIII-1, Adopted at the Antarctic Treaty Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, 1994	140
App. B	International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO) Documents	148
App. C	Lives Lost in Polar Explorations	150
App. D	Aid to International Medicine (AIM) Conference: A Medical Standard for Expedition Travel and Tourism in the Polar Environment	152
App. E	American College of Emergency Physicians Guidelines of Care for Cruise Ship Medical Facilities	155
App. F	Medical Statements and Forms	158
App. G	Sources of Information on Polar Medicine	163
App. H	Sources of Worldwide Medical Assistance	164
App. I	Overseas Transport of Controlled Substances	165
	References	166
	About the Editors and Contributors	170
	Index	172