Emergency medical care on space stations

Acta Astronaut. 1980 Dec;7(12):1483-4. doi: 10.1016/0094-5765(80)90025-9.

Abstract

This Note emphasizes the need, in a space station, of an emergency room, especially equipped with regard to clean air and competent paramedical personnel. The establishment of some degree of artificial gravity is desirable.

MeSH terms

  • Aerospace Medicine / methods
  • Aerospace Medicine / organization & administration*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
  • Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Space Flight / instrumentation
  • Space Flight / organization & administration*
  • Spacecraft / instrumentation
  • Weightlessness*