Providing Anesthesia and Intensive Care during a Mission to Mars
Speaker:
Dr Matthieu Komorowski
Abstract
Significant plans have been drawn by governmental space agencies and private companies for manned spaceflights to Mars in the coming years. Beyond the engineering challenges posed by such an endeavour, maintenance of crew health will be extremely difficult. The risk of severe medical contingencies requiring surgery or organ support during these 3 year flights is significant, with trauma and infections topping the list. The issue stems from our complete lack of experience in invasive medical procedures on Humans in space. The delivery of advanced medical care will be complicated by changes in body physiology and limitations in medical skills and equipment. This presentation will start with a summary of the effects of the space environment on the Human body, before describing medical conditions of particular concern for a mission to Mars. Finally, we will discuss how the design of the on-board medical kit, and the clinical training of the crewmembers, could allow non-physicians to perform advanced medical care to maximise crew health and safety whilst minimising the impact of medical events on the mission.
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