Autonomous medical care for exploration class space missions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2008, Pages

  Hamilton, Douglas ^a   Smart, Kieran ^a   Melton, Shannon ^a   Polk, James D ^b   Johnson Throop, Kathy ^b  

^a WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NASA Medical Operations and Healthcare Systems

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL CARE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41849118375     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31816c005d     Document Type: Review

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