[Problems of anesthesia, surgical care and resuscitation during manned space flights]

When exploring the problems of medical aid to be rendered in manned space flights, it is necessary to take into consideration the specific features of the environment as well as the changes in the human body induced by space flight effects. In space flight anesthesia can be applied using such advanced methods as multi-component balanced anesthesia and peridural anesthesia. Surgery and resuscitation can be performed, employing the procedures and methods that allow operations in an abacterial environment, correction of vital dysfunctions with the aid of artificial pulmonary ventilation, cardiac electrotherapy, and sorptive purification of body fluids. Various aspects of infusion treatment and first medical aid are discussed.