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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE 

The Anesthesia Consultant

Leonard “Bones” McCoy on the original Star Trek , who waved his fictional handheld “tricorder” tool over a patient to diagnose and treat the patient’s illness. How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? GENERAL ANESTHESIA General anesthesia has the advantages of a quick and reliable onset.

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WHAT ANESTHESIOLOGISTS DO… AN EXAMPLE ANESTHETIC

The Anesthesia Consultant

An anesthesia machine, with the vital signs monitor screen on the left, and the electronic medical records computer screen on the right. His vital signs are heart rate = 100, BP = 150/80, respiratory rate = 20 breaths/minute, oxygen saturation 95% on room air, and temperature 100.2 The BP is 100/50.