| Manned interplanetary missions: prospective medical problems. | |
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PMID: 11542693 Owner: NASA Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The present review aimed to suggest approaches to prospective medical problems related to the health maintenance of space crews during future manned interplanetary, particularly Martian, missions up to 2-3 years with a possible stay on a planet with gravity different from that on Earth. The approaches are based on knowledge so far obtained from our analysis of the medical support of long-term orbital flights up to one year, as well as on the consideration of specific conditions of interplanetary missions. These specific conditions include not only long-term exposure to microgravity, but also a prolonged stay of unpredictable duration (2-3 years) on board a spacecraft or on a planet without direct contact with Earth, and living in a team with a risk of psychological incompatibility and the impossibility of an urgent return to Earth. These conditions necessitate a highly trained medical person in the crew, diagnostic tools and equipment, psychophysiological support, countermeasures, as well as the means for urgent, including surgical, treatment on board a spacecraft or on a planet. In this review, the discussion was focused on the following predictable medical problems during an interplanetary mission; 1) unfavorable effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity, 2) specific problems related to Martian missions, 3) medical monitoring, 4) countermeasures, 5) psychophysiological support and 6) the medical care system. |
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Authors:
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A I Grigoriev; E N Svetaylo; A D Egorov |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Environmental medicine : annual report of the Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University Volume: 42 ISSN: 0287-0517 ISO Abbreviation: Environ Med Publication Date: 1998 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-03-26 Completed Date: 2000-03-26 Revised Date: 2011-02-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8507429 Medline TA: Environ Med Country: JAPAN |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 83-94 Citation Subset: S |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Biomedical Problems, State Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia. |
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Adaptation, Physiological Aerospace Medicine* Astronauts / psychology* Gravity, Altered Health Status Humans Mars Social Isolation Space Flight* Weightlessness / adverse effects* Weightlessness Countermeasures |
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