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Emergencies in space.

Richard L Summers·Smith L Johnston·Thomas H Marshburn·Dave R Williams
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Manned spaceflight is inherently risky and results in unique problems from a trauma and medical perspective. Emergency care under these special physiologic and environmental conditions calls for novel techniques for diagnosis and therapy.

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Richard L Summers, Smith L Johnston, Thomas H Marshburn, Dave R Williams. 2005. Emergencies in space.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.02.010

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