EVA Med Evac Simulation Objectives
Preparations are still underway for the EVA med evac sim, which will take place on Monday. The following is a breakdown of the objectives of the experiment, provided by Dr. Rick Scheuring, DO, MS, Advanced Projects/Flight Surgeon (NASA-JSC).
EVA Med Evac Simulation Objectives:
-Demonstrate the ability to coordinate between multiple control centers (in this case Houston, Montreal, Strasbourg), the CEV (Crew Exploration Vehicle, in this case astronauts on-bord the International Space Station), and the EVA crew while conducting EVA operations on an extra-planetary surface.
-Develop management strategy for off-nominal rover traverse navigation
-Develop response plan for unexpected EVA traverse contigencies
-Develop effective management strategy for a planetary EVA medical/field contingency.
-Demonstrate the ability to conduct field (possibly high-angle) rescue operations for an incapacitated EVA crewmember on an extra-planetary surface.
-Demonstrate the ability to conduct remote patient medical diagnosis of an ill/injured EVA crewmember using telemedicine (including ultrasound) techniques.
-Familiarize students (at the International Space University in Strasbourg) with mission control center operations; communications protocols; flight controller responsibilities
-Students to have interactive role functioning as back room flight controllers for EVA, ECLS, Surgeon and SRAG - with responsibilities to work issues real-time with the ExPOC (Houston) - designated front room controllers.
Left to Right: Steve Chappell, Nick Wilkinson (strapped down to the stretcher), Azhar Rafiq, Addy Overbeeke and Rick Scheuring testing out some of the evacuation hardware to be used during the simulation. Photo HMP-2006 / T. Chase
