Advances over the past decades in space flight technology have allowed US, Russian and other space programs to not only increase the frequency of manned space flights but to increase the duration of these flights. As such, a large body of knowledge has been developed regarding the ways in which space flight affects the health of the personnel involved. Now, for the first time, this bodyof clinical knowledge on how to diagnosis and treat conditions that either develop during a mission or because of a mission has been compiled by Drs. Michael Barratt and Sam L. Pool of the NASA/Johnson Space Center. Complete with detailed information on the physiological and psychological affects of space flight as well as how to diagnosis and treat everything from dental concerns to decompression to dermatological problems encountered during space flight, this text is a must have for all those associated with aerospace medicine. INDICE: From the contents 1. Bioenvironmental Aspects of Human Space Flight.- 2. Human Response to the Space Flight Enviroment.- 3. Defining the Risk ofMedical Events.- 4. Medical Evaluation and Standards for Space Flight.- 5. Space Flight Medical Systems.- 6. Acute Care in Space.- 7. Surgical Capabilitiesfor Space Flight.- 8. Medical Transport in Space Flight.- 9. Space Adaption Syndrome.- 10. Decompression-Related Disorders 1: Decompression Sickness, Ebullism, Aeroembolism.- 11. Decompression-Related Disorders II: Barotitis, Pneumothorax and Altitude Sickness.- 12. Nephrolithiasis.- 13. Musculoskeletal Injuries and Disorders.- 14. Infectious and Immunologic Disorders.- 15. Cardiovascular Disorders.- 16. Gynecological and Obstetric Concerns.- 17. Psychological and Psychiatric Disorders and Support.- 18. Fatigue, sleep and chronobiology considerations.- 19. Disorders due to acute atmospheric contaminants.- 20. Disorders of Atmospheric Composition.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-98842-9
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 730
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés