Space as an Extreme Environment: Technical Considerations

Prysyazhnyuk, A; McGregor, C

Space as an Extreme Environment: Technical Considerations

Prysyazhnyuk, A McGregor, C

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Publisher:: Springer Nature
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Engineering and Medicine in Extreme Environments, 2022, pp. 143-164
Issue Date:: 2022-06-09

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dc.contributor.author	Prysyazhnyuk, A
dc.contributor.author	McGregor, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-4403
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-17T19:53:57Z
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dc.identifier.citation	Engineering and Medicine in Extreme Environments, 2022, pp. 143-164
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dc.description.abstract	Technological and scientific advancements continue to redefine the standards and capabilities of medical care both on Earth and in outer space. Over the last century, the biomedical monitoring has evolved from infantile, oversized equipment to sophisticated portable and wearable devices that have changed the way health monitoring is performed today. This chapter will serve as an introduction to the technological considerations of medical capacity aboard the International Space Station. It will introduce the structural components of the health system aboard the space station, while identifying the technologies that are used to support preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic care for astronauts while on a mission. It will review the technical specifications that are necessary to acquire and utilize physiological data in a meaningful way. The chapter will conclude with future research directions aimed at enhancement of medical autonomy aboard the spacecraft, as human kind considers deep space exploration and missions of larger distance and duration, where communication with terrestrial control centers will be limited, if at all possible.
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dc.title	Space as an Extreme Environment: Technical Considerations
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Abstract:

Technological and scientific advancements continue to redefine the standards and capabilities of medical care both on Earth and in outer space. Over the last century, the biomedical monitoring has evolved from infantile, oversized equipment to sophisticated portable and wearable devices that have changed the way health monitoring is performed today. This chapter will serve as an introduction to the technological considerations of medical capacity aboard the International Space Station. It will introduce the structural components of the health system aboard the space station, while identifying the technologies that are used to support preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic care for astronauts while on a mission. It will review the technical specifications that are necessary to acquire and utilize physiological data in a meaningful way. The chapter will conclude with future research directions aimed at enhancement of medical autonomy aboard the spacecraft, as human kind considers deep space exploration and missions of larger distance and duration, where communication with terrestrial control centers will be limited, if at all possible.

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