Decompression Sickness in Aerospace Medicine: The Development of an Onboard Treatment Facility for the Shuttle-Orbiter Spacecraft.

Abstract

Altitude decompression sickness is a pathological disorder that can occur when aviators and astronauts are exposed to lower barometric pressure of altitude. Prompt care is available to most pilots within minutes to a few hours. For astronauts in orbit this capability is not available. This report develops an on-board recompression with an established treatment protocol. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA106285

Entities

People

  • Kenneth R. Hart

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Blood
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Environment
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nervous System
  • Pain
  • Pressurization
  • Respiration Disorders
  • Space Missions
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites