Medical provisions for non-career cosmonauts on short-duration flights to the International Space Station

The paper presents the factual data about 6 participants in short-duration space flights of three age groups (according to the WHO classification). The scope of medical care for three young SFPs whose health status was qualified as good replicated the program adopted in Russia for crewmembers traine...

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Published inAviakosmicheskaia i Äkologicheskaia meditsina Vol. 42; no. 1; p. 15
Main Authors Bogomolov, V V, Goncharov, I B, Bogatova, R I, Kovachevich, I V, Alferova, I V
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.01.2008
Subjects
Adaptation, Physiological - physiology
Astronauts
Drug Therapy - methods
Health Personnel
Health Services - supply & distribution
Humans
International Cooperation
Occupations
Space Flight
Time Factors
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Summary:The paper presents the factual data about 6 participants in short-duration space flights of three age groups (according to the WHO classification). The scope of medical care for three young SFPs whose health status was qualified as good replicated the program adopted in Russia for crewmembers trained for short-duration orbital flights. To safeguard three SFPs of middle and elderly age among whom two had deviations in body functions, the standard medical care program was reinforced by prescription of corrective pharmaceuticals to be taken during space flight, supply of personal kits with preventive medicine, inclusion of additional examinations into the standard medical monitoring and modification of the in-flight countermeasure program, if necessary. As a result, all the SFPs missions were accomplished safely and successfully.
ISSN:0233-528X