Title :
Medical care aboard NASA´s space station: a systems approach to critical care monitoring
Author :
McKinley, Bruce A.
Author_Institution :
KRUG Int., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
Existing US earth-based and planned space-station-based systems for medical critical care monitoring, diagnosis and communication are discussed. As an example of a medical condition that could be encountered at the space station, major trauma is considered, as an accident victim who survives immediate serious injury could represent a worst case for both Earth- and space-based care. The design of a space station medical care system is discussed.<>
Keywords :
aerospace biophysics; patient care; patient monitoring; NASA´s space station; accident victim; communication; critical care monitoring; diagnosis; major trauma; systems approach;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95020
