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US Navy submariners and divers face numerous health risks, including oxygen toxicity, inert gas uptake, neurological syndromes, noise exposure, thermal changes, and decompression sickness - among others. To protect personnel, the 2002 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society report, commissioned by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), established priorities for Naval undersea medicine. Significant technological advancements have occurred since then, and ongoing undersea occupational hazards are being identified. The upcoming workshop will enable experts, including ONR and Naval Sea Systems Command, to revisit this report, discuss unresolved priorities, and consider how emerging innovation could advance Naval undersea biomedical research.
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Emerging Science and Technology to Address Naval Undersea Medicine Needs: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
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·2024
In March 2024, the National Academies hosted a public workshop, sponsored by the Office of Naval research, to assess the operational and medical needs of the U.S. Navy and how they might be met with developing science and technology. Speakers focused on innovations to address health and safety chall...
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