Trailblazing medicine : sustaining explorers during interplanetary missions / Erik Seedhouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seedhouse, Erik.

Series:

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manned space flight.

Space medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2011.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To prepare for the day when astronauts leave low-Earth orbit for long-duration exploration missions, space medicine experts must develop a thorough understanding of the effects of microgravity on the human body, as well as ways of mitigating them. To gain a complete understanding of the effects of space on the human body and to create tools and technologies required for successful exploration, space medicince will become an increasingly collaborative discipline incorporating the skills of physicians, biomedical scientists, engineers, and mission planners. Trailblazing Medicine examines the future of space medicine in relation to human space exploration; describes what is necessary to keep a crew alive in space, including the use of surgical robots, surface-based telemedicine, and remote emergency care; discusses bioethical problems such as euthanasia, sex, and precautionary surgery; investigates the medical challenges faced by interplanetary astronauts; details the process of human hibernation.

Contents:

section 1. Space Medicine

section 2. Exploration class medical challenges

section 3. Future developments.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613292094

9781283292092

1283292092

9781441978295

1441978291

OCLC:

777153118