Emergencies in space.
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.
Summers
Richard L
RL
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. rsummers@pol.net
Johnston
Smith L
SL
Marshburn
Thomas H
TH
Williams
Dave R
DR
D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies / Q000453:epidemiology; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013026:Space Flight / Q000706:statistics & numerical data