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An overview of the space medicine program and development of the Health Maintenance Facility for Space StationBecause the prolonged stay on board the Space Station will increase the risk of possible inflight medical problems from that on Skylab missions, the Health Maintenance Facility (HMF) planned for the Space Station is much more sophisticated than the small clinics of the Skylab missions. The development of the HMF is directed by the consideration of three primary factors: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and illnesses that may occur in flight. The major components of the HMF include the clinical laboratory, pharmacy, imaging system, critical-care system, patient-restraint system, data-management system, exercise system, surgical system, electrophysiologic-monitoring system, introvenous-fluid system, dental system, and hyperbaric-treatment-support system.
Document ID
19900056398
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pool, Sam Lee
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Japanese Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 25
ISSN: 0387-0723
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
90A43453
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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