The specialty and coping strategies of " ShenZhou 11" astronauts' rescue and medical aid

Objective To ensure the medical security of the astronauts, new targeted strategies were adopted after summarizing the experience in Chinese astronauts rescue and medical aid at the main landing site, the specialty and characteristics of landing were analysied. Methods Search the publications about astronaut medical aid domestic and abroad, summarize the rescue and medical aid experiences from Shenzhou 5 to Shenzhou 10. In consideration of prolonged on-orbit time, the cold weather conditions at the landing zone of Shenzhou 11, new targeted strategies were presented. Results On the basis of the original helicopter emergency platform and first aid equipment, the emergency aid procedures were optimized, personal warm clothing, a heat preservation box, insulation blanket, self-heating pads and intraosseous rapid infusion system were used to ensure the medical security of astronauts in cold weather at the main landing site. Conclusions With the procedures optimized and the targeted strategies performed, the astronauts’s rescue and medical aid project was fully meet the cold and complex conditions at main landing site. Key words: Astronaut; First aid; Cold weather; Medical security; Intraosseous rapid infusion