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Shuttle Orbiter medical system equipment/supplies evaluationThe effectivity was evaluated in zero gravity of several medical equipment and supply items flown in the Shuttle Orbiter Medical System (SOMS). Several procedures listed in Medical Operations Medical Checklist, JSC 1732 were also evaluated. Several items were drawn out of the kits and tested on the KC-135. In two different flights, the following elements were examined: (1) measuring IV flow (drip chamber, one way flow valve, and air/fluid separator); (2) chemstrip protocol for urine analysis in zero-gravity; and (3) tamper resistant seals for injectable medications.
Document ID
19910023479
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Maidlow, Kristin (Krug International Houston, TX., United States)
Schulz, John M. (Krug International Houston, TX., United States)
Lloyd, Charles W. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX., United States)
Breeding, Tiffany (Krug International Houston, TX., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Medical Evaluations on the KC-135 1990 Flight Report Summary
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
91N32793
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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