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Advances in Space Medicine Applied to Pandemics on Earth

Author(s) -

Ilaria Cinelli,

Thaís Russomano

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

space science and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2692-7659

DOI - 10.34133/2021/9821480

Subject(s) - pandemic , aerospace , health care , space (punctuation) , covid-19 , human spaceflight , human health , spaceflight , space exploration , computer science , medicine , engineering , political science , aerospace engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , environmental health , law , pathology , operating system

Preparation and planning are critical when facing an epidemic or pandemic. Timely solutions must be incorporated in addition to existing guidelines in the case of a fast-spreading epidemic. Advances in space health have been driven by the need to preserve human health in an austere environment, in which medical assistance or resupply from the ground is not possible. This paper speculates on the similarities between human spaceflight and epidemics, extended to pandemics, identifying implementable solutions for immediate use by healthcare personnel and healthcare systems. We believe aerospace medical research can be seen as a resource to improve terrestrial medical care and the management of patients on Earth.

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