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  2. Illness and injuries during spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    A sample of this information is presented in Tables 8-4 through 8-6. [4] The rate of these conditions is relatively low (10-50 cases per 100,000 people per day ) and most were non-emergency (trauma, infection, psychiatric disorders), but they required an evacuation that would be impossible to provide in space.

  3. Space medicine - Wikipedia

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    Hubertus Strughold (1898–1987), a former Nazi physician and physiologist, was brought to the United States after World War II as part of Operation Paperclip. [6] He first coined the term "space medicine" in 1948 and was the first and only Professor of Space Medicine at the School of Aviation Medicine (SAM) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

  4. Medical treatment during spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    In-flight Medical events for U.S. Astronauts during the Space Shuttle Program (STS-1 through STS-89, April 1981 to January 1998) [2] Medical Event or System by ICD9* Category Number Percent of Total Space adaptation syndrome 788 42.2 Nervous system and sense organs 318 17.0 Digestive system 163 8.7 Skin and subcutaneous tissue 151 8.1

  5. Portugal textile firms rush to make medical supplies, fear ...

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    The Bank of Portugal estimated on Thursday the country's total exports would shrink by 12-19% this year. Portugal textile firms rush to make medical supplies, fear for own future Skip to main content

  6. Category : Medical and health organisations based in Portugal

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    Medical research institutes in Portugal (4 P) P. Pharmaceutical companies of Portugal (3 P) ... This page was last edited on 4 June 2022, at 16:29 (UTC).

  7. Space adaptation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Space adaptation syndrome or space sickness is a kind of motion sickness that can occur when one's surroundings visually appear to be in motion, but without a corresponding sense of bodily motion. This incongruous condition can occur during space travel when changes in g-forces compromise one's spatial orientation . [ 5 ]

  8. Effect of spaceflight on the human body - Wikipedia

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    American astronaut Marsha Ivins demonstrates the effects of microgravity on her hair in space. The effects of spaceflight on the human body are complex and largely harmful over both short and long term. [1] Significant adverse effects of long-term weightlessness include muscle atrophy and deterioration of the skeleton (spaceflight osteopenia). [2]

  9. Category : Medical and health organizations based in Portugal

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