Diagnose medical condition, cognitively and verbally through interviews with conscious ill or injured crewmember and physical exam.
Evaluate unresolved sleep disorder, cognitively per procedures, to diagnose problem and identify treatment/intervention.
Perform tests and examinations, physically, to support medical diagnoses during Mars Surface Operations.
Apply hand-held ultra-sonic device to naked crew member skin, manually using gel, to obtain image of internal organs/bones for diagnosis.
View ultra-sonic display, visually while manipulating hand-held device manually, and interpret results of ultra-sonic imaging test.
Use medical software along with vitals/test results to help diagnosis condition of conscious or unconscious injured/ill crewmember.
Operate hand-held ultra-sonic device, manually while visually inspecting display, to assess/measure bone demineralization of crew member.
Record/report results of ultra-sonic investigations/procedures, manually using keyboard, to document activity.
Conduct physical/cognitive tests in surface habitat/laboratory to assess fitness for duty (automatically-scheduled/results transmitted to Earth).
Collect vitals from injured/ill crew (e.g. temp, pulse, oxygen saturation, respiration rate, blood pressure) with tools in kit, reassess as treatments/meds are administered.
Perform decompression sickness examination with the aid of an electronic form to determine if treatment is needed.
Collect Electrocardiogram (ECG) wave properties data with ECG hardware and leads placed on the patient for analysis of heart rate and variability.
Perform initial evaluation/treatment of chest pain by administering Aspirin/delivering oxygen with respiratory equip/collecting vitals and ECG, and listening to lung sounds.
Measure pulse and respiratory rate, administer oxygen and inhaled Albuterol, perform chest exam, and obtain blood pressure to treat difficulty breathing.
Obtain vital signs and photo-document rash, injury or other ailments to perform periodic health evaluation of a crewmember.
Examine eye using a Panoptic tool to test near and far visual acuity, visual field, contrast sensitivity, and potential cornea abrasions.
Apply blood pressure device and monitor to assess patient's blood pressure.
Collect sample via swab and perform culture, manually, to test for bacterial infection.
Take image of the back of the eye, manually using a retinal camera (fundus exam), to test for visual impairment and/or increased intracranial pressure (VIIP).
Examine patient, manually/cognitively, to diagnose lower extremity stress fracture; proscribe reducing weight-bearing activities for up to 12 weeks.
Examine skin, visually, to detect evidence of radiation-induced skin cancer.
Examine stool samples, visually using microscope, to detect evidence of radiation-induced cancer.
Collect samples of blood/urine/saliva, manually, to prepare for lab tests.
Conduct lab tests (e.g., CBC, chemical panels, strep throat), manually on collected samples, to help diagnose medical problem.
Respond to medical emergencies, following procedures and with equipment provided, during Mars Surface Operations.
Clear airway obstruction of choking conscious crewmember by performing abdominal thrusts with fist below ribcage pulling sharply inward and upward until object clears.
Treat patient who becomes unconscious from choking by attempting to clear foreign object manually/ pinch nose/apply breaths and begin CPR.
Perform CPR on unconscious /not breathing crewmember and determine if additional actions are needed as apart of Advanced Cardiac Life support.
Perform defibrillation on unconscious electrically isolated crewmember using AED to restore heartbeat.
Irrigate eye and perform eye exam to treat chemical exposure to a crewmember's eye.
Minimize eye and skin exposure to toxics to prepare for treating exposed crewmate.
Remove exposed crewmates soiled clothes, particles/liquid and irrigate with water (flush eye with water) for respiratory exposure follow Difficulty breathing procedure.
Check for capillary refill and pulses below injury location, apply splint, secure with ACE bandage to treat injured extremity (e.g., leg, arm).
Insert catheter into pleural space between lung/chest wall, producing a pathway for air to escape to perform a needle decompression of a pneumothorax (collapsed lung).
Secure Airway/Breathing/Circulation (ABCs)/perform physiological monitoring (e.g., Vitals and Chem Labs), manually and cognitively, to manage acute radiation syndrome.
Administer epinephrine, oxygen, IV antihistamines and cortisone, and beta-agonist (e.g., Albuterol), manually, to treat anaphylaxis.