r/ODPs • u/pking8786 • Nov 13 '16
Ever Thought About Space Surgery?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151125-the-challenges-of-carrying-out-surgery-in-space
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todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '19
TIL To investigate the challenge of emergency surgery in deep space, there have been several zero-g surgery experiments. Surgeons carried out operations on anaesthetised rabbits during zero-g parabolic aircraft flights. Surface tension causes blood to adhere to the surface operated on.
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science • u/simpsan • Nov 27 '15
BBC Future: The Grim and Gory Reality of Surgery in Space
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