Safety Flash
Dangers of medicine abuse
Dangers of medicine abuse
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/09
- Occupational Health
- Occupational health
- First aid and medical provision
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Two offshore vessel incidents involved personnel taking medication prescribed for others. One was considered potentially life-threatening and required helicopter medical evacuation; the other received onboard care. The flash stresses reporting medication use to the site medic, following dosage instructions, heeding interaction warnings and never sharing prescribed medicines.
Classifications: Occupational health; worker health.
Classifications: First aid and medical provision.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A member has reported two incidents highlighting the dangers of the inappropriate use of prescribed medicine.
IMCA SF 01/09. Themes: occupational health.