What happens if an astro. develops appendicitis while in space?

Subject: What happens if an astro. develops appendicitis while in space?

Date: Fri Dec 29 18:30:25 2000
Posted by joe
Grade level: nonaligned School: Wake medical center
City: Raleigh State/Province: NC Country: USA
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 978132625.Me

Message:


We are surgical nurses in an operating room in a lg. teaching hospital. We 
were discussing the action which would be taken if an astro. developed 
appendicitis during space flight or while on the space station?

thanks...Joe Hogan,RN,MS,CNOR

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