🔍 Key Concepts

• Medical Radio Language (MRL) codes used in maritime medical communications • How specific treatments (catheter, enema, artificial respiration, cold compress) relate to particular types of symptoms • The purpose of standardized medical emergency priority codes in radio traffic

💭 Think About

• Based on the symptoms you would likely describe for an ill crew member, which of the listed treatments sounds like an immediate life-saving action versus routine or supportive care? • Think about which of these options would require the highest urgency and most rapid response if a telemedical service wanted to tell you to act at once. • If a medical advisor had only three letters to tell you what to do right now while at sea, which of these four procedures would be the most critical to communicate quickly?

✅ Before You Answer

• Match the likely severity of the symptoms you would have reported with the level of urgency of each treatment option. • Consider which procedures typically require continuous monitoring and immediate start if breathing is compromised. • Eliminate any options that are more related to comfort or non‑emergency care rather than an acute life‑threatening situation.