Imagine how scary it must be having a medical emergency and being 250 miles straight up from any medical help.
And I thought having a medical emergency on a submarine was scary.
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it’s pretty scary in most of the USA, too
Well you have a well trained corpsman on a sub. At least usually a Sr. Chief or better. I'd trust them as much as any doctor. And if the problem is severe enough, you can always surface and get a helicopter out there. Its rare but it happens.
And if you can't surface, well.. there isn't anything a doctors going to do for you.
I'm aware. I was the medical emergency on the sub.
Me too!!
Couplaa twinsies over here
Yay uncommon medical histories!
I bounced my way down the sail access ladder, through the upper level deck hatch, and landed in middle level.
What was yours?
Especially when microgravity could make routine procedures go off the rails.
That being said, if I had to pick a group of people to get stuck with, the ISS crew would never be a bad choice. Between all the astronaut/cosmonaut and military training, I'm sure they can handle quite a bit.
Especially when microgravity could make routine procedures go off the rails.
"Don't worry, I have played Surgeon Simulator, it has a mission in low gravity. I managed on my third try."
I've never really thought about what the optimal survival party would be, but I think you nailed it. They'd be a great choice as fellow shipwreck survivors or zombie apocalypse crew.
At least they've got a rescue contingency planned all the time. Ships on the ocean are far more than 250 miles from help.