Listen To NASA Accidentally Broadcasting The Space Station Medical Emergency Drill
NASA accidentally broadcasted a drill that simulated an astronaut with a medical emergency. A NASA flight surgeon can be heard suggesting treatment during the call the International Space Station.
Credit: Space.com | audio/image courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta
Credit: Space.com | audio/image courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta
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00:00Five minutes out, okay, yes, so then thank you for clarification, so if we could get
00:09a commander back in his suit, get it sealed and step into procedure 5.180 for suited hyperbaric
00:19treatment section 3 for oxygen post-splashdown, that would be my recommendation.
00:26I'll copy.
00:47Copy.
00:48Understand that this is a best effort treatment, and so whatever you can do is going to be
00:54better than doing nothing, and just as an FYI, prior to sealing, closing the visor and
01:02pressurizing the suit, I would like you to check his pulse one more time.
01:09I'll copy.
01:30Correct, yes, that would be, actually, Sif, you're on this call.
01:34How much oxygen do we have remaining in minutes?
01:48Perfect, so yes, then I would like you to have 100% O2 flowing via mask while you get
01:53the suit on.
01:54Prior to closing the visor and pressurizing, I'd like you to do a pulse check one more
01:58time, and then step into 5.180 section 3.
02:23Is there a way that the mask can be attached, so is there a way that we could get the suit
02:36over the head, have the visor open, and put the mask at least close to his face while
02:41you finish sealing up the suit, or is that not feasible?
02:55Copy.
02:57Copy.
02:58Well, I think at this point, because the hypobaric exposure is the big problem, and given his
03:05I am concerned that there are some severe DCS hits, and so I would recommend trying
03:14to get him in the suit as soon as possible and giving oxygen as best as able during that
03:20process, but the best thing would be to get him in the suit ASAP.
03:37And, sis, we are okay to deprivatize at this time.
03:43Just as a FYI for you, I am still about one hour out from MCCX.