RedOrbit By: Heidi 3/11/2022
What happens when astronauts get sick in space? While there hasn’t been a severe medical emergency on the International Space Station yet, the normal procedure would simply involve bringing the sick or injured astronaut home if possible. In deep space, however, it would be nearly impossible to bring them back to Earth in a timely fashion.
On Earth, it’s easy to airlift someone from a remote location to a hospital. They did that for astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he spent time at an Antarctic research station and had a medical emergency. On the Moon or Mars, that would be far more difficult, if not impossible.
SpaceX is partnering with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix to offer a one-year fellowship to study space surgery. The fellowship offers training on austere surgical care, which involves surgery in extreme and resource-restrained environments like space.
It will also include six months of spaceflight-related research and activities with SpaceX. The person who receives the fellowship will work with flight surgeons to learn about participating in commercial spaceflight activities.
More:
https://www.redorbit.com/spacex-partners-with-university-of-arizona-for-aerospace-surgery-fellowship/
