Safe Passage

Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions

by Ball, John Evans, Charles H.

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This report looks at issues surrounding astronaut health and safety for long duration space missions and makes recommendations regarding the infrastructure for a health system in space, the principles that should guide such a system to provide a standard of care for astronauts, and the nature of the clinical and health services research required before and during long-term missions for astronauts. Chapters cover risks to astronaut health, emergency and continuing care, behavioral health and per…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Safe Passage : Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions.

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This report looks at issues surrounding astronaut health and safety for long duration space missions and makes recommendations regarding the infrastructure for a health system in space, the principles that should guide such a system to provide a standard of care for astronauts, and the nature of the clinical and health services research required before and during long-term missions for astronauts. Chapters cover risks to astronaut health, emergency and continuing care, behavioral health and performance, the ethics of space medicine, and planning an infrastructure for astronaut health care. Ball is chair of the Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine During Travel Beyond Earth Orbit. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:Nov. 2001.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780309075855, 0309075858
  • oclc:ocn697755621
  • LC Classification:RC1135.I576 2001
  • Dewey Decimal:616.9/80214

Subjects

Astronautes -- Santé et hygiène Astronauts -- Health and hygiene Electronic books Space medicine

Writers

Ball, John Evans, Charles H.

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