title: Emergencies in space.
abstract: Manned spaceflight is inherently risky and results in unique problems from a trauma and medical perspective. Emergency care under these special physiologic and environmental conditions calls for novel techniques for diagnosis and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. rsummers@pol.net
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: Smith L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Marshburn
authors.forename: Dave R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies / Q000453:epidemiology; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013026:Space Flight / Q000706:statistics & numerical data