First-aid for Burns - Have a safe Diwali
Here is wishing you a safe Diwali. India sees the maximum number of burn accidents during Diwali. Here is a ready reckoner just in case there is an accident near you. Your quick action can save lives and alleviate suffering for people around you. Remember to keep a bucket of water close by when lighting crackers.
Burns destroy skin, which controls the amount of heat our bodies retain or release, holds in fluids, and protects us from infection. While minor burns on fingers and hands are usually not dangerous, burns injuring even relatively small areas of skin can develop serious complications. If you think a burn of any type is significant, do not hesitate to call an ambulance immediately.
Here are the first aid steps for treating a burn. read more here
First aid burn treatment
First aid for burns and scalds
•STAY SAFE! Do not let the rescuer get burned trying to save the victim.
•Cool the burned area with cool running water for several minutes. DO NOT overcool the casualty; this may dangerously lower the body temperature.
•DO NOT remove anything sticking to the burn; this may cause further damage and cause infection.
•DO NOT touch or interfere with the injured area. DO NOT burst blisters.
•DO NOT apply lotions, ointment, or fat to the injury.
•Gently remove any rings, watches, belts, shoes, or smouldering clothing from the injured area, before it starts to swell. Carefully remove burned clothing unless it is sticking to the burn.
•Cover the injury with a sterile burns sheet or other suitable non-fluffy material, to protect from infection. A clean plastic bag or kitchen film may be used. Burns to the face should be cooled with water, not covered.
•Ensure that the emergency service is on its way. While waiting, treat the casualty for shock. Monitor and record breathing and pulse, and resuscitate, if necessary.
source = www.vitaminuk.com
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Indian navy neutralises pirate attack in the gulf of aden
Indian navy neutralised a pirate attack planned on merchant vessels passing through the gulf of aden on sunday. indian naval ship ins delhi, a guided missile destroyer, has been deployed in the gulf of aden since july to escort and thwart pirate attacks on merchant vessels.
ins delhi was escorting 12 merchant vessels, including an indian flagged merchant vessel jag ratan, when a small-sized, corridor boat named bareeda was detected 180 kilometres off the somalian coast. the boat was moving towards the merchant vessels at very high speed.
ins delhi tried to alert the boat on the mercantile marine radio, but there was no response despite repeated calls.
suspecting that it could be a pirate boat trying to launch an attack on the merchant vessels, marine commandos on ins delhi headed towards bareeda in interceptor boats. a helicopter from ins delhi was also launched for aerial support.
after successfully intercepting the boat, marine commandos found eight people onboard seven of whom were somali nationals, while one was a yemeni. marine commandos also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and excess fuel reserves onboard.
navy officials said the eight were disarmed and were left with sufficient fuel to sail back to their harbour.
source : DNA : 7/9/2010
ins delhi was escorting 12 merchant vessels, including an indian flagged merchant vessel jag ratan, when a small-sized, corridor boat named bareeda was detected 180 kilometres off the somalian coast. the boat was moving towards the merchant vessels at very high speed.
ins delhi tried to alert the boat on the mercantile marine radio, but there was no response despite repeated calls.
suspecting that it could be a pirate boat trying to launch an attack on the merchant vessels, marine commandos on ins delhi headed towards bareeda in interceptor boats. a helicopter from ins delhi was also launched for aerial support.
after successfully intercepting the boat, marine commandos found eight people onboard seven of whom were somali nationals, while one was a yemeni. marine commandos also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and excess fuel reserves onboard.
navy officials said the eight were disarmed and were left with sufficient fuel to sail back to their harbour.
source : DNA : 7/9/2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Kristina Regina- The Last Voyage
The Kristina Regina approaching Naantali on August 29 during her probably last voyage in open sea.
Retired after 50 years of service. The passenger vessel Kristina Regina has most likely done her last longer sea journey and is after a docking to
be permanently moored in Turku as a floating hotel, restaurant and museum. The vessel arrived at Naantali on August 29,
where she during the second half of September will be docked at Turku Repair Yard. During the refit she will be painted
in her original Bore-livery and get her old name back. The vessel was delivered in 1960 by Oskarshamn’s Varv in
Sweden to the Finnish shipping company Bore as the Bore. Kristina Cruises has replaced the Kristina Regina with the
newer cruise vessel Kristina Katarina, which started her maiden voyage the same day as the Kristina Regina left the
fleet after having been handed over to her new owners.
Source: www.shipgaz.com
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Trivia from the sea..
For ones who never got an opportunity to get sealegs
Port and starboard
Port and starboard are shipboard terms for left and right, respectively. Confusing those two could cause a ship wreck. In Old England, the starboard was the steering paddle or rudder, and ships were always steered from the right side on the back of the vessel. Larboard referred to the left side, the side on which the ship was loaded. So how did larboard become port? Shouted over the noise of the wind and the waves, larboard and starboard sounded too much alike. The word port means the opening in the "left" side of the ship from which cargo was unloaded. Sailors eventually started using the term to refer to that side of the ship. Use of the term "port" was officially adopted by the U.S. Navy by General Order, 18 February 1846.
Shows his true colors
Early warships often carried flags from many nations on board in order to elude or deceive the enemy. The rules of civilized warfare called for all ships to hoist their true national ensigns before firing a shot. Someone who finally "shows his true colors" is acting like a man-of-war which hailed another ship flying one flag, but then hoisted their own when they got in firing range.
Smoking lamp
The exact date and origin of the smoking lamp has been lost. However, it probably came into use during the 16th Century when seamen began smoking on board vessels. The smoking lamp was a safety measure. It was devised mainly to keep the fire hazard away from highly combustible woodwork and gunpowder. Most navies established regulations restricting smoking to certain areas. Usually, the lamp was located in the forecastle or the area directly surrounding the galley indicting that smoking was permitted in this area. Even after the invention of matches in the 1830s, the lamp was an item of convenience to the smoker. When particularly hazardous operations or work required that smoking be curtailed, the unlighted lamp relayed the message. "The smoking lamp is lighted" or "the smoking lamp is out' were the expressions indicating that smoking was permitted or forbidden.
The smoking lamp has survived only as a figure of speech. When the officer of the deck says "the smoking lamp is out" before drills, refueling or taking ammunition, that is the Navy's way of saying "cease smoking."
Toe the line
The space between each pair of deck planks in a wooden ship was filled with a packing material called "oakum" and then sealed with a mixture of pitch and tar. The result, from afar, was a series of parallel lines a half-foot or so apart, running the length of the deck. Once a week, as a rule, usually on Sunday, a warship's crew was ordered to fall in at quarters - that is, each group of men into which the crew was divided would line up in formation in a given area of the deck. To insure a neat alignment of each row, the Sailors were directed to stand with their toes just touching a particular seam. Another use for these seams was punitive. The youngsters in a ship, be they ship's boys or student officers, might be required to stand with their toes just touching a designated seam for a length of time as punishment for some minor infraction of discipline, such as talking or fidgeting at the wrong time. A tough captain might require the miscreant to stand there, not talking to anyone, in fair weather or foul, for hours at a time. Hopefully, he would learn it was easier and more pleasant to conduct himself in the required manner rather than suffer the punishment. From these two uses of deck seams comes our cautionary word to obstreperous youngsters to "toe the line."
Flying Dutchman
One superstition has it that any mariner who sees the ghost ship called the Flying Dutchman will die within the day. The tale of the Flying Dutchman trying to round the Cape of Good Hope against strong winds and never succeeding, then trying to make Cape Horn and failing there too, has been the most famous of maritime ghost stories for more 300 years. The cursed spectral ship sailing back and forth on its endless voyage, its ancient white-hair crew crying for help while hauling at her sail, inspired Samuel Taylor Coleridge to write his classic "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," to name but one famous literary work. The real Flying Dutchman is supposed to have set sail in 1660.
Dungarees
The modern Sailor's work clothes. The term is not modern, however, but dates to the 18th century and comes from the Hindi word dungri, for a type of Indian cotton cloth.
Port and starboard
Port and starboard are shipboard terms for left and right, respectively. Confusing those two could cause a ship wreck. In Old England, the starboard was the steering paddle or rudder, and ships were always steered from the right side on the back of the vessel. Larboard referred to the left side, the side on which the ship was loaded. So how did larboard become port? Shouted over the noise of the wind and the waves, larboard and starboard sounded too much alike. The word port means the opening in the "left" side of the ship from which cargo was unloaded. Sailors eventually started using the term to refer to that side of the ship. Use of the term "port" was officially adopted by the U.S. Navy by General Order, 18 February 1846.
Shows his true colors
Early warships often carried flags from many nations on board in order to elude or deceive the enemy. The rules of civilized warfare called for all ships to hoist their true national ensigns before firing a shot. Someone who finally "shows his true colors" is acting like a man-of-war which hailed another ship flying one flag, but then hoisted their own when they got in firing range.
Smoking lamp
The exact date and origin of the smoking lamp has been lost. However, it probably came into use during the 16th Century when seamen began smoking on board vessels. The smoking lamp was a safety measure. It was devised mainly to keep the fire hazard away from highly combustible woodwork and gunpowder. Most navies established regulations restricting smoking to certain areas. Usually, the lamp was located in the forecastle or the area directly surrounding the galley indicting that smoking was permitted in this area. Even after the invention of matches in the 1830s, the lamp was an item of convenience to the smoker. When particularly hazardous operations or work required that smoking be curtailed, the unlighted lamp relayed the message. "The smoking lamp is lighted" or "the smoking lamp is out' were the expressions indicating that smoking was permitted or forbidden.
The smoking lamp has survived only as a figure of speech. When the officer of the deck says "the smoking lamp is out" before drills, refueling or taking ammunition, that is the Navy's way of saying "cease smoking."
Toe the line
The space between each pair of deck planks in a wooden ship was filled with a packing material called "oakum" and then sealed with a mixture of pitch and tar. The result, from afar, was a series of parallel lines a half-foot or so apart, running the length of the deck. Once a week, as a rule, usually on Sunday, a warship's crew was ordered to fall in at quarters - that is, each group of men into which the crew was divided would line up in formation in a given area of the deck. To insure a neat alignment of each row, the Sailors were directed to stand with their toes just touching a particular seam. Another use for these seams was punitive. The youngsters in a ship, be they ship's boys or student officers, might be required to stand with their toes just touching a designated seam for a length of time as punishment for some minor infraction of discipline, such as talking or fidgeting at the wrong time. A tough captain might require the miscreant to stand there, not talking to anyone, in fair weather or foul, for hours at a time. Hopefully, he would learn it was easier and more pleasant to conduct himself in the required manner rather than suffer the punishment. From these two uses of deck seams comes our cautionary word to obstreperous youngsters to "toe the line."
Flying Dutchman
One superstition has it that any mariner who sees the ghost ship called the Flying Dutchman will die within the day. The tale of the Flying Dutchman trying to round the Cape of Good Hope against strong winds and never succeeding, then trying to make Cape Horn and failing there too, has been the most famous of maritime ghost stories for more 300 years. The cursed spectral ship sailing back and forth on its endless voyage, its ancient white-hair crew crying for help while hauling at her sail, inspired Samuel Taylor Coleridge to write his classic "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," to name but one famous literary work. The real Flying Dutchman is supposed to have set sail in 1660.
Dungarees
The modern Sailor's work clothes. The term is not modern, however, but dates to the 18th century and comes from the Hindi word dungri, for a type of Indian cotton cloth.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
India: Officials Approve Ports Development Projects
August 19 2010, Dredging Today The State Cabinet has approved the proposal to set up Karnataka Maritime Board (KMB) for the overall development of the ports in the state, according to Fisheries and in-charge Minister of Dakshina Kannada Krishna J Palemar. Talking to mediapersons here today, Mr Palemar said the proposal would be sent soon to the Centre for approval.
August 19 2010, Dredging Today The State Cabinet has approved the proposal to set up Karnataka Maritime Board (KMB) for the overall development of the ports in the state, according to Fisheries and in-charge Minister of Dakshina Kannada Krishna J Palemar. Talking to mediapersons here today, Mr Palemar said the proposal would be sent soon to the Centre for approval.
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