Amadee-20-VFR-eFAST/

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=== Details ===

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|**Acronym**|VFR-eFAST

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|**Description**|The VFR-eFAST experiment aims to investigate the feasibility of having non-medical personnel,

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in this case, analog astronauts, perform a focused ultrasonography of the abdomen and thorax.

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|**Principal Investigator (PI)**|(((

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Anton Ahlbäck

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E-mail: [[anton.ahlback@gmail.com>>mailto:anton.ahlback@gmail.com]]

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|**Organisation** |Dep. of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Örebro Univ. Hospital, Sweden

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|**Co-Investigators**|Jochen Hinkelbein, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne,

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German Society of Aerospace Medicine, DGLRM; Munich, Germany

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European Society of Aerospace Medicine, ESAM; Cologne, Germany

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Kerpener str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany

=== Summary ===

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Trauma on exploration class missions to Mars is considered one of the most important risks to mission and crew. Non-

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invasive diagnostic tools such as ultrasonography are an important diagnostic part when attempting to identify

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potentially life-threatening injuries to the thorax and abdomen.

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Although it is expected that a crewed mission to Mars will have at least one trained medical professional, this might

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not always be the case. There is also always a significant risk that the crew medical officer will be the one who is sick

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or injured. Thus, the exam may need to be executed by individuals with minimal medical training. Also, at the time it

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is needed, that training may be on an estimate 2 – 3 years old.

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The VFR-eFAST experiment aims to investigate the feasibility of having non-medical personnel,

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in this case, analog astronauts, perform a focused ultrasonography of the abdomen and thorax.

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In order to properly simulate the time training and performing the ultrasonography, the analog

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astronauts are not to be prepared at all before conducting the experiment.

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The experiment will start with an approx. 20-minute instructional video on how to set up the

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ultrasonography, how to handle the probes, and how to perform the examination. The analog

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astronauts will then independently complete the exam on a live test subject and send the

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required views back to the MSC. The images will then be rated independently based on quality

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by experienced radiologists.

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