Vol 2, No 2 (2016)

Via search in the Scientific Electronic Library (http://elibrary.ru/), 260 national scientific articles on marine medicine were identified, which were included in the Russian Science Citation Index in 2006-2015. Annually, (26±3) were published. A polynomial trend reflects increasing number of the articles. In particular, 5,6% of the articles were devoted to general biology, 6,5% - to safety in emergencies, 7,9% - to clinical medicine, 20,9% - to preventive medicine, 23,8% - to life sciences, 19,7% - to psychology, 7,1% - to physical and special training, 8,5% - to other topics. Low scientometric indices of this array of articles on maritime medicine were reveled as well as low publication activity of respective institutions. The average number of publications per author was 0,40, the average numbers of citations per article and per author were 0,87 and 0,35, respectively, 31% of the articles have been cited at least once. It is necessary to increase the innovative component of publications and to establish a habit of peer citing. The ways of integration of articles and journals into international reference-bibliographic databases.

The total serums Ig are changed at seamen during work in region beyond the Arctic Circle. During Arctic transit the Ig А, Ig М and Ig G levels are increased but Ig E - decreased. When returning to initial port the Ig А and Ig М levels are restored but Ig G and Ig E are remained as in Arctic territory.

At the Northern Fleet, the formation of new regiments involves vaccination against diphtheria and tetanus using ADS-M anatoxin preparation. This is associated with increases in the incidences of acute bacterial infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, including acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, and non-hospital pneumonia. The objective of the present study was to find out if there are causative relationships between vaccination and the infections. The study involved Northern Fleet draftees. Before and after vaccination, blood was sampled from the ulnar vein. The blood samples were tested for diphtheria and tetanus antibodies using direct hemagglutination techniques. The results suggest that the draftees are well protected immunologically against diphtheria and tetanus. Within the first month after vaccination, the incidence of infections among the draftees was significantly higher than in the subsequent months. The infected subjects showed higher titers of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies. This suggests the reasonability of exemption of draftees having high titers of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies from ADS-M vaccination. Conclusions: Vaccination of draftees with the ADS-M anatoxin preparation is not justified. ADS-M administration to draftees is associated with subsequent complications manifested as bacterial infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, such as acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, non-hospital pneumonia, which are more frequent in the first month after vaccination than in the subsequent months. Draftees should be vaccinates against relevant infections before having been recruited to service.

The article discusses the features of military medical support in the implementation of construction and repair of ships. In work on the basis of the general provisions is characterized by the concept of this type of health care, as well as certain of its main stages.

The time course of changes in the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of alcohol consumption by navy personnel is addressed. The significant improvement of life quality in the Navy over the last decade helped to attenuate the negative consequences of alcohol drinking. However, making military men responsible and moderate alcohol drinkers requires scientifically grounded education and training of future military officers because «alcoholic» behavioral stereotypes develop during the early years after graduation the institutes of higher military training.

The creation of the system of medical services in ships on trips and at shores is presented. The experience of establishing and developing of administrative bodies of marine medicine in Russia is analyzed. Brief biographic sketches of the chiefs of marine medical service active in the first half of the XIX century are presented, including such figures as Rogers, Leyton, Gassing, and Mende. Archival documents about the structure and functions of administrative bodies of marine medicine are reviewed.

December 21, 2015 sanatorium «Priozersk» celebrated the 70^th anniversary since the Foundation. The sanatorium was held scientific-practical conference with published proceedings, a book on the history and development of the resort. Staff of the sanatorium were congratulated by the chief medical officer of the Main command of the Navy Colonel of medical service I.G. Мosyagin, head of the medical Department of the Western military district Vladimir Walewskiу, the Head of administration of Priozersk S. L. Potapovа, colleagues, veterans.