ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE
The Anesthesia Consultant
MARCH 22, 2023
Astronauts will be trained in the insertion of IV cannulae, and the sampling of blood for diagnostic tests. Scientists have developed a system named IVGEN (Intravenous Fluid Generation) to prepare sterile IV normal saline from space station drinking water. Bleeding in microgravity causes domes to form around the bleeding site.
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