Space medicine comes down to Earth.
Over the years innovative technologies developed for space flight have found their way into a variety of useful terrestrial applications. Significant examples can be found in the area of space medicine, which has greatly influenced human health care delivery on Earth. This report discusses several US applications of space medicine to terrestrial health needs and services, stressing the importance of a 'space applications mentality' as a valuable national asset.
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Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D017704:Baroreflex; D001709:Biotechnology; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000639:trends; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D018581:Technology Transfer; D017216:Telemedicine; D013686:Telemetry / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration