Limited medical care in an autonomous colony

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Limited Medical Care is inevitable due to the limited industrial performance of a Martian autonomous colony. Compared with Earth the colonists on Mars will have to face certain constraints. The constraints are even harder than in a semi-autonomous colony. High sophisticated accessories for surgery and a great variety of drugs are impossible to produce in-situ and will, therefore, not be available in medium-term x ray technician

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Diagnostics

Hi-tech machinery (e.g. MRT) can only be produced with a large industry behind. The following diagnostics are simple enough to be produced with reasonable effort:

  • optical microscope
  • x-ray

Surgery

Some simple surgery medical assistant schools

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Needed pharmaceuticals

This paragraph shall list needed drugs that can be produced on Mars with a reasonable effort licensed practical nurse

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  • Disinfectants: (to be completed)
  • Pain relievers: (to be completed)
  • Antibiotics: (to be completed)

Precautions

The first settlers will be selected to be strong and fit. Even genetical screenings might be helpful to ensure best health, having a lasting effect on subsequent generations. This is a delicate issue, because this could be understood as a step in breeding of a new human race Medical Billing and Coding

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Open issues

  • What drugs are mandatory needed?
  • What drugs can be produced on Mars with a reasonable effort?
  • What social implications derive from the limited medical care?
  • What genetical defects can be detected by today's screenings?

See also