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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE 

The Anesthesia Consultant

Astronauts will be trained in the insertion of IV cannulae, and the sampling of blood for diagnostic tests. Scientists have developed a system named IVGEN (Intravenous Fluid Generation) to prepare sterile IV normal saline from space station drinking water. Bleeding in microgravity causes domes to form around the bleeding site.