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They have on-call flight surgeon(physicians) for the Astronaut Office. This includes post-mission support. The narrative seems like it was slightly dramatic to
by neurotech1 9y ago
They have on-call flight surgeon(physicians) for the Astronaut Office. This includes post-mission support.
The narrative seems like it was slightly dramatic to support the story. Similar "unusual" symptoms have occurred on previous missions with other astronauts.
Also, being a senior astronaut, he is likely personal friends with at least one of the assigned flight surgeon.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoHe's probably picked up a heck of a lot of expertise on basic medical stuff over the years so he can almost be his own CNA. They probably decided that having him at home in a normal environment with a fitbit or something logging his heart rate and whatnot was better than having him in an unfamiliar hospital.
- neurotech1 9y agoAstronauts are qualified as EMT as part of their astronaut training.