When you are on your boat and your passenger requires care, you may not have the time needed to get them to shore safely. With this course you will learn the skills needed to manage medical and surgical emergencies, so when help arrives, you will safely get to shore having saved their life. With 30+ years practicing Emergency Medicine, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at NY Medical College, and medical director for US Sailing Disabled Sailing Regattas, Dr. Leviton will share countless stories and much needed practical information to survive the most common emergencies allowing you to be on your way to complete your journey.
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During this course you will learn how to organize your medical response by
- Conducting Primary Assessment
- Contacting Medical Assistance
- Preparing and Requesting Evacuation
- Documenting Patient Vital Statistics
- Creating a Personal Health History Form
You will learn how to recognize, manage, and treat:
- Sprains, Strains and Fractures
- Marine Bites and Stings
- Allergic Reactions and Anaphylactic Shock
- Cuts, Scrapes, Lacerations, and Burns
- Nosebleeds
- Concussion
- Sea Sickness
- Drowning and Near Drowning
- Dehydration
- Heat Cramps, Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
- Hypothermia
- Choking
- Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Preparing Your Emergency Medical Kit
Dr. Robert Leviton
Dr. Robert Leviton has over 30 years of experience in Emergency Medicine as a practicing physician, and Chairman of urban academic and community hospital emergency departments. Dr. Leviton is board certified in Emergency Medicine (American Board of Emergency Medicine) and Clinical Informatics (American Board of Preventive Medicine). He is currently the Physician Advisor at New York Health and Hospitals, Metropolitan Hospital where he also is clinically active teaching emergency medicine resident physicians and managing patient’s care.
Dr. Leviton’s professional Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness work include 12 years as the Medical Director for the Nassau County Fire, Police, and EMS Academy; he served as Physician Advisor to the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration during Desert Shield / Desert Storm developing mass care triage programs; was appointed as a Board Advisor to the National Emergency Training Center; then joined the Joint Commission accrediting hospitals, leading their teams developing standards for hospital emergency management and preparedness. Most recently, Dr. Leviton served as the Medical Director for the COVID Pandemic Medical Screening Annex, where his teams managed 100-200+ patients daily during the beginning through the height of the Pandemic.
Sailing his O’Day 32, “Tiramisu” in the waters of the Long Island Sound, Robert has served the US Sailing Association, Disabled Sailing Committee, as their lead National Classification Trainer and has sailed with disabled sailors in San Diego, Galveston, Port Charlotte, Newport, Nova Scotia, Kinsale, and his home New York waters as the Chief Medical Officer for the Robie Pierce One Design Regatta for over 15 years. Robert has begun a new journey cruising aboard his Nordic Tug 42, Sea Gypsy.