Deputy Director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Oleg Kotov spoke about the organization of medical care during long-term space missions.
According to him, one of the elements of space medicine should be a ground support system. We are talking, in particular, about the introduction of telemedicine, which is currently actively developing in our country.
βIssues arise about telemedicine, which is in demand both on Earth and especially in space. That is, such high-quality telemedicine from the point of view of not only voice advice, but also the possibility of using research diagnostic equipment, so that a person on Earth, even with this delay of many minutes, can receive information and help with diagnosis or with certain manipulations,β - Mr. Kotov noted.
This approach is currently being studied as part of the SIRIUS-2019 isolation program to simulate the flight of a team of astronauts to the Moon. Isolation, let us remind you, is carried out on the basis of a specially equipped complex in Moscow. The project program involves performing about 70 different experiments.
Thus, telemedicine could become an integral part of future missions to establish a base on the Moon or, say, to colonize Mars. Below you can watch Mr. Kotovβs video story.
Source: 3dnews.ru