Developing and validating specific medical event management training protocols for flight crews on deep space, long-duration space exploration missions

Astronauts on long duration space exploration missions are vulnerable if they suffer from an acute medical emergency in space. Effective diagnosis, stabilization, treatment and transport are reliant on the skills and ability of fellow crew members. Without adequate skills and training to handle such emergencies, mission objectives can be compromised to the extent that the mission may fail. Project included focus groups and Delphi panel to identify the essential medical non-technical skills for astronaut crew and the development of an immersive medical bay simulator for scenario training.