# RMP-EGR-001 Medical evacuation preparation: package records, images and logs for handover
# Version 0.3 (Draft). CONCEPTUAL. NOT FOR CLINICAL USE.
# Space Medicine Foundation robot-readable protocol library. Format: https://spacemedicinefoundation.org/robotic-medicine/protocols/schema/
# Every threshold marked <set by ...> must be set by the named owner (see the schema) before any use.
schema_version: '0.3'
version: '0.3'
status: draft
conceptual: true
not_for_clinical_use: true
max_autonomy: 2
missions:
- leo
- commercial
- moon
- mars
updated: '2026-10-21'
review:
  state: reviewed-ai-assisted
  requested: '2026-10-21'
  reviewed: '2026-10-21'
  human_clinician_review: false
  text: >-
    AI-assisted clinical and source review by the Medical Research Assistant, Oct 21, 2026 (batch 7 review,
    14 required corrections and 17 optional suggestions); all required corrections are applied in this
    version (see Corrections). No named human clinician has reviewed it. Not for clinical use.
fixed_rules:
  flight_surgeon_is_medical_authority: true
  cmo_acts_under_delegated_care: true
  human_starts_and_restarts_robot: true
  robot_never_diagnoses: true
  no_drug_or_fluid_advice_by_robot: true
  safe_state_on_fault_or_no_response: true
  lost_link_pause_then_cmo_decides: true
robot_lockouts:
  diagnosis: true
  drug_or_fluid_advice: true
  starting_stopping_or_adjusting_oxygen_or_any_medicine: true
  self_start_or_self_restart: true
  changing_own_protocol_thresholds_or_limits: true
  handing_over_a_mismatched_item_as_verified: true
id: RMP-EGR-001
slug: rmp-egr-001
title: 'Medical evacuation preparation: package records, images and logs for handover'
category: egress
tier: 1
rung_note: >-
  Max rung 2 for supervised packaging of records, a checked kit fetch of the transfer kit, and route clearing.
  The robot never decides on evacuation, never moves or straps in the crewmember, and never writes its
  own assessment.
result_language:
  use:
  - as recorded
  - as stated by the CMO
  - as stated by the flight surgeon
  - DRAFT – NOT READ BACK
  - read back by the CMO
  - sent to the receiving team named by the flight surgeon
  never:
  - normal
  - no problem found
  - all clear
  - negative
  - any diagnosis or cause
  - stable
  - fit to fly
  - fit for transfer
  - improving
  - verified
  - safe
  - mild
  - minor
scope:
  summary: >-
    After the flight surgeon (or the CMO under the onboard checklist) decides on a medical evacuation,
    the robot alerts the flight surgeon that preparation has started, builds a hand-over package from
    the recorded entries only, laid out in the SBAR order (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation)
    with the assessment and recommendation quoted from the CMO and flight surgeon, shows it to the CMO
    for read-back, brings the transfer kit by a checked kit fetch, clears and stows loose items along
    the route on the commander's command, and sends the package only to the receiving team the flight
    surgeon names. Preparation never delays care: any change in the crewmember stops it.
  why: >-
    NASA-STD-3001 Volume 1 requires that medical evacuation is available for illness or injury beyond
    the care available onboard (V1 3007), with plans and vehicles to transport a severely ill or injured
    crewmember to a suitable medical facility (V1 3008). NASA technical brief OCHMO-TB-051 describes the
    landing-site and transport medical support, including transfer to a definitive medical care facility.
    On Earth, the WHO patient safety solution on hand-overs recommends a standard method such as SBAR,
    time for questions with read-back, and information on status, medicines, treatment plans and significant
    changes. A robot that pulls the record together frees the CMO to look after the crewmember. Open question
    for review: what the package must contain for each vehicle and receiving team, and how the read-back
    works when the link is down.
  covers:
  - Preparation after an evacuation decision, in flight or on a surface
  - Hand-over package to the receiving team named by the flight surgeon
  - >-
    Routing to RMP-EGR-002 (landing-day kit and stretcher), RMP-EGR-003 (post-landing checks) and RMP-EGR-004
    (launch and entry relay); the package under this protocol covers the hand-over
  - Any change in the crewmember goes back to the protocol for that problem, for example RMP-CARD-001
  locked_out:
  - Diagnosis or naming a cause
  - Any medicine, fluid or oxygen advice; starting, stopping or adjusting oxygen
  - Touching the crewmember
  - >-
    Handing over any medicine outside RMP-PHARM-001, or after a MISMATCH or CANNOT VERIFY (the item stays
    quarantined; only the CMO can ask for it, through the RMP-PHARM-001 logged two-step override)
  - Deciding on evacuation or its timing
  - Moving, lifting, positioning or strapping in the crewmember
  - Writing its own assessment, or summarising beyond the recorded entries
  - Sending the package to anyone the flight surgeon has not named
  related:
  - RMP-EGR-002
  - RMP-EGR-003
  - RMP-EGR-004
  - RMP-CARD-001
  - RMP-MSK-001
  - RMP-GI-001
  - RMP-PHARM-001
roles:
  medical_authority: Flight surgeon (ground). Holds medical authority for every run.
  onboard_lead: >-
    Crew medical officer (CMO), acting under delegated care; uses the pre-approved onboard checklist when
    there is no link.
  others:
  - 'Second trained CMO: receives every alert and takes over if the CMO is the patient'
  - 'Vehicle commander: leads the vehicle procedure and the transfer'
  - 'Receiving medical team: named by the flight surgeon'
  - 'Other crew: help as the commander or CMO directs'
  robot_may:
  - Alert the flight surgeon that preparation has started
  - Build the hand-over package from recorded entries in SBAR order
  - Show the package to the CMO for read-back
  - Bring the transfer kit by a checked kit fetch
  - Clear loose items along the route on the commander's command
  - Send the package to the receiving team the flight surgeon names
  robot_may_not:
  - Decide on evacuation
  - Move or strap in the crewmember
  - Write its own assessment
  - Send the package to anyone not named
  - Start without a human command
  commercial: >-
    On commercial flights, 'flight surgeon' and 'CMO' mean the operator's designated medical authority
    and trained onboard responder. If no trained responder is aboard, this protocol is not used. (NASA-STD-3001
    requires two CMOs per vehicle for NASA programs [V1 3006]; FAA rules set no medical standards for
    spaceflight participants.)
preconditions:
- id: PRE-1
  text: >-
    The CMO or commander started the protocol by command after the flight surgeon (or the CMO under the
    onboard checklist) decided on an evacuation.
  check: human_start == true
  refs:
  - V2 10174
- id: PRE-2
  text: Robot self-test passed; kit stowage locations known.
  refs:
  - V2 10161
  - V2 7059
- id: PRE-3
  text: Robot and supplies restrained when not moving.
  refs:
  - V2 7046
- id: PRE-4
  text: Link status known. The crew never wait for the robot before acting.
  check: link_state in [live, delayed, down]
consent:
  standard: The crewmember agrees to the record going to the receiving team; the CMO confirms.
  emergency: >-
    If the crewmember cannot agree, the record goes to the receiving team the flight surgeon names, as
    for any medical transfer.
  withdrawal: >-
    The crewmember can ask for parts of the record to be held back; the CMO and flight surgeon decide
    what care needs.
inputs:
- id: IN-1
  name: The evacuation decision and reason, as stated by the flight surgeon or CMO
  source: Flight surgeon / CMO
  required: true
  if_missing: Log "not stated"; the package is marked incomplete.
- id: IN-2
  name: >-
    Recorded entries: protocols run, alerts, vital signs as displayed, images, medicines as recorded by
    RMP-PHARM-001, allergies as recorded
  source: Medical record and logs
  required: true
  if_missing: Show "not recorded" for each missing item; never fill a blank.
- id: IN-3
  name: The CMO's and flight surgeon's stated assessment and recommendation
  source: CMO / flight surgeon
  required: true
  if_missing: Show "not stated".
- id: IN-4
  name: Any change in the crewmember during preparation, as stated
  source: Crewmember / CMO
  required: true
  if_missing: Log "no response"; URGENT.
- id: IN-5
  name: The receiving team named by the flight surgeon
  source: Flight surgeon
  required: true
  if_missing: Hold the package; nothing is sent.
- id: IN-6
  name: Link status and delay
  source: Communications system
  required: true
  if_missing: Treat as link down; store and forward.
steps:
- id: S1
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    Tell the flight surgeon and the CMO that evacuation preparation has started (URGENT if a red flag
    is already stated). Every URGENT alert goes to the CMO and the flight surgeon at the same time (queued
    for the flight surgeon if the link is down). If the CMO is the patient, is busy treating, or does
    not answer, the alert goes to the second trained CMO, or the crewmember named before flight [V1 3006].
    An URGENT alert that is not acknowledged within <set by validation> seconds is repeated and sent to
    the next named crewmember.
  success: Notice acknowledged, or escalated.
  refs:
  - V2 10174
  - V1 6003
  - V1 3006
- id: S2
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    Build the hand-over package from recorded entries only, in SBAR order: Situation (the decision and
    reason as stated), Background (protocols run, alerts and times), Assessment (quoted from the CMO and
    flight surgeon), Recommendation (quoted from the flight surgeon); add vital signs as displayed, images,
    medicines as recorded by RMP-PHARM-001 on a clock-time timeline, and allergies as recorded. Mark it
    "DRAFT – NOT READ BACK".
  success: Draft package built; gaps shown as "not recorded".
  refs:
  - V1 7001
  - V1 3007
- id: S3
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    On the CMO's command, run a checked kit fetch of the transfer medical kit and portable monitor: check
    the kit ID and seal before hand-over, and quarantine a kit whose ID or seal does not match (no hand-over;
    the CMO is told). Any medicine goes only through RMP-PHARM-001. If an URGENT red flag has fired or
    a human states an emergency, bring it instead as an emergency fetch: This is an emergency fetch on
    a human command (CMO): no barcode check runs before hand-over and nothing waits for one. The robot
    reads the kit's own label and seal status only if that adds no delay, says "EMERGENCY FETCH – NOT
    VERIFIED (CMO command)", and "seal not intact" if so, and hands the kit over anyway. The fetch is
    logged as an override: time, who asked, the reason as stated, kit ID and seal status. It never says
    "verified".
  success: Kit within reach after a matched ID and seal, or quarantined, or emergency fetch logged.
  limit: <set by validation>
  refs:
  - V2 7046
  - V2 7059
- id: S4
  actor: crew
  action: >-
    The CMO and crew prepare the crewmember and restrain them for transfer under the vehicle procedure;
    the commander leads the transfer.
  success: Human-led preparation.
  refs:
  - V1 3008
  - V2 7046
- id: S5
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    On the commander's command, clear and stow loose items along the transfer route, then hold out of
    the route.
  success: Route clear; robot out of the route.
  refs:
  - V2 7055
- id: S6
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    Show the package to the CMO for read-back; record each correction the CMO states as a new version
    (earlier versions kept), then mark it "read back by the CMO". Log any change the crewmember or CMO
    reports.
  success: Package read back, or still marked DRAFT – NOT READ BACK.
  refs:
  - V1 7003
- id: S7
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    After any URGENT alert: After an URGENT alert the robot does not leave on its own: it stays at its
    rest position in the module, with its screen and voice link available, until a human has taken over
    or tells it to go. It never follows, blocks or touches anyone. It keeps time-stamping what humans
    say they did, and repeats the alert if it is not acknowledged.
  success: Robot at rest in the module until a human releases it; alert acknowledged or escalated.
  refs:
  - V2 10173
  - V1 3006
- id: S8
  actor: ground
  action: >-
    The flight surgeon names the receiving team and facility and confirms the package recipients [V1 3007,
    V1 3008]; with no link, the CMO follows the onboard checklist and the package is stored for forwarding.
  success: Recipients named, or package stored.
  refs:
  - V1 3007
  - V1 3008
- id: S9
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    Send the package only to the receiving team the flight surgeon named, as private medical data; if
    the flight surgeon asks before read-back, send it marked "DRAFT – NOT READ BACK" (care never waits
    for the read-back).
  success: Package delivered or queued.
  refs:
  - V1 6003
  - V1 7003
- id: S10
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    Only after the CMO or flight surgeon has placed an order, run RMP-PHARM-001 for the ordered item (fetch,
    barcode match to every order field, recipient check). This protocol adds nothing to that check, never
    suggests an order, and never hands anything over outside RMP-PHARM-001.
  success: RMP-PHARM-001 run logged with its result, or none ordered.
  refs:
  - V2 7059
- id: S11
  actor: robot
  rung: 2
  action: >-
    When the CMO says the event is over, run RMP-PHARM-001 reconciliation on each kit fetched: record
    the items the CMO or crew state were used, the remaining contents against the kit list, seal status
    and expiry, labelled "inventory reconciliation after emergency use – not a check before use". Flag
    the override to the flight surgeon and the pharmacy lead, and show each kit as "opened – not restocked"
    until a human restocks and reseals it.
  success: Reconciliation recorded; kit shown as opened – not restocked until resealed.
  refs:
  - V2 7059
decisions:
- id: D1
  after: S3
  decided_by: robot
  question: Which kit fetch was it, and what did the checked kit fetch show?
  branches:
  - if: EMERGENCY FETCH (an URGENT red flag had fired, or a crewmember or the CMO stated an emergency)
    then: >-
      Hand-over already done as an emergency fetch, logged as an override; reconciled afterwards (not
      a check before use).
  - if: KIT ID AND SEAL MATCH
    then: >-
      Hand the kit over closed; log "KIT ID AND SEAL MATCH. Not a check of the contents." and the clock
      time.
  - if: MISMATCH, seal not intact or CANNOT VERIFY
    then: >-
      Shown with the reason. No hand-over under this protocol: the kit stays sealed in quarantine (the
      RMP-PHARM-001 default), and the robot never hands it over unprompted or to anyone but the CMO. The
      robot does not offer or suggest an override. Only if the CMO explicitly makes the two-step override
      request inside RMP-PHARM-001 can the kit go to the CMO, logged there as an override with the reason,
      and flagged to the flight surgeon. If the need becomes an emergency, a crewmember or the CMO states
      it and the emergency fetch applies.
    handoff: none
- id: D2
  after: S6
  decided_by: robot
  question: >-
    Checked after every answer and at any point in the run (even mid-question or mid-step): does any answer,
    reading or observation meet a red flag?
  branches:
  - if: 'Yes'
    then: >-
      Stop the current question or step at once and apply the action listed for each matching red flag
      (URGENT alert, flag, or stop), with the answer or reading itself, never a cause. Every URGENT alert
      goes to the CMO and the flight surgeon at the same time (queued for the flight surgeon if the link
      is down). If the CMO is the patient, is busy treating, or does not answer, the alert goes to the
      second trained CMO, or the crewmember named before flight [V1 3006]. An URGENT alert that is not
      acknowledged within <set by validation> seconds is repeated and sent to the next named crewmember.
  - if: 'No'
    then: Continue.
- id: D3
  after: S6
  decided_by: robot
  question: Did the crewmember answer when asked how they feel?
  branches:
  - if: 'Yes'
    then: Continue.
  - if: Declined explicitly (the crewmember says no to a question)
    then: Log "declined" for that question only; the alert already sent stands.
  - if: No response, or the answer does not make sense
    then: >-
      URGENT: log "no response" (never "declined"); the CMO, or the second trained CMO if the CMO is the
      patient, checks the crewmember in person at once.
- id: D4
  after: S6
  decided_by: crew
  question: Has the CMO read back the package?
  branches:
  - if: 'Yes'
    then: Marked "read back by the CMO".
  - if: No, or not yet
    then: Stays marked "DRAFT – NOT READ BACK"; it is still sent if the flight surgeon asks.
- id: D5
  after: S8
  decided_by: ground
  question: Who is the receiving team, and when is the transfer?
  branches:
  - if: Link live
    then: Flight surgeon decides; robot logs.
  - if: Link down or delay too long
    then: >-
      The CMO decides under the pre-approved onboard checklist; the flight surgeon reviews the log at
      the next contact.
- id: D6
  after: S10
  decided_by: robot
  question: What did RMP-PHARM-001 show for the ordered item?
  branches:
  - if: MATCH TO ORDER
    then: >-
      RMP-PHARM-001 completes its own recipient check and hand-over; this protocol only logs "MATCH TO
      ORDER. Not a dose, interaction or allergy review." and the clock time.
  - if: MISMATCH or CANNOT VERIFY on any field, or a failed scan or recipient check
    then: >-
      MISMATCH or CANNOT VERIFY shown with the fields named. No hand-over under this protocol: the item
      stays sealed in the NOT VERIFIED bag in quarantine (the RMP-PHARM-001 default), and the robot never
      hands it over unprompted or to anyone but the CMO. The robot does not offer or suggest an override.
      Only if the CMO explicitly makes the two-step override request inside RMP-PHARM-001 can the item
      go to the CMO, logged there as an override with the reason and the mismatched fields, and flagged
      to the flight surgeon.
    handoff: none
stop_rules:
- id: X1
  trigger: The patient (or the crewmember being examined) says stop, or withdraws consent
  action: >-
    Robot stops all motion at once, backs away to its rest position and tells the CMO. Recording stops
    unless the patient agrees to keep it running.
  level: stop
  refs:
  - V2 10165
- id: X2
  trigger: Any crewmember presses stop or takes over control
  action: Protective stop; robot holds its stopped position; only a human may restart it.
  level: safe-state
  refs:
  - V2 10165
  - V2 10168
  - V2 10174
- id: X3
  trigger: Robot fault, sensor fault, or a force, speed or reach limit is reached
  action: Protective stop and hand control to the CMO; log the fault.
  level: safe-state
  refs:
  - V2 10172
  - V2 10168
- id: X4
  trigger: CMO is asked to take over and does not respond (for example, the CMO is the patient)
  action: Robot stays stopped; the next named crewmember is called.
  level: safe-state
  refs:
  - V2 10173
  - V2 7045
- id: X5
  trigger: Loss of link, or delay longer than the limit for live guidance
  action: >-
    Only the robot pauses: it holds a position clear of hatch routes and the crew, and tells the CMO.
    Crew care never waits for the link or the robot. The CMO decides whether the robot continues offline
    under the pre-approved onboard checklist; it resumes only on the CMO's confirmation.
  level: pause
  refs:
  - V2 10172
  - V2 10173
- id: X6
  trigger: An URGENT alert is not acknowledged within the set time
  action: >-
    Robot repeats the alert and sends it to the next named crewmember (the second trained CMO first if
    the CMO is the patient), and keeps repeating at the set interval. It stays where it is: it does not
    leave on its own.
  level: urgent
  refs:
  - V1 3006
  - V2 10173
- id: X7
  trigger: The crewmember stops responding, or seems confused or drowsy, at any point
  action: >-
    URGENT alert at once, even mid-question or mid-step; the robot stops its current task, stays at its
    rest position and does not continue the run; a crewmember checks in person.
  level: urgent
- id: X8
  trigger: A crewmember asks the robot what is wrong, or for medicine, fluid or treatment advice
  action: >-
    Robot declines, says it cannot assess or advise, and routes the question to the CMO or flight surgeon.
  level: stop
- id: X9
  trigger: Any change in the crewmember, or the CMO needs the robot's space
  action: >-
    Robot stops packaging at once, moves to its rest position and holds; the change goes to the CMO and
    flight surgeon as an URGENT alert; it does not leave the module on its own.
  level: urgent
  refs:
  - V2 10172
red_flags:
- id: RF1
  sign: Any new or worse symptom, or a new monitor alarm, during preparation (design judgment)
  threshold: any
  action: URGENT alert; preparation stops and care comes first
- id: RF2
  sign: Unresponsive, or not breathing normally
  threshold: any
  action: URGENT alert; start RMP-CARD-001 now
  source: aha2025bls
- id: RF3
  sign: Pain getting worse while the crewmember is positioned or restrained, as stated (design judgment)
  threshold: any
  action: URGENT alert; the CMO checks at once
- id: RF4
  sign: Allergies, medicines or times in the record missing or in conflict
  threshold: any
  action: >-
    Flag to the CMO and flight surgeon; shown as "not recorded" or "in conflict", never resolved by the
    robot
  source: whoho
safety_limits:
- id: L1
  name: Contact with the crewmember
  value: not allowed
  enforced: Keep-out zone in the robot controller
  refs:
  - V2 10172
- id: L2
  name: Moving, lifting or strapping in the crewmember by the robot
  value: not allowed
  enforced: No patient-handling task is loaded
- id: L3
  name: Package recipients
  value: none
  enforced: Nothing is sent until the flight surgeon names the receiving team
- id: L4
  name: Robot speed near the crewmember
  value: <set by validation>
  enforced: Hard limit in the controller
  refs:
  - V2 10172
logs:
- id: LOG-1
  text: Every input, robot action, decision (with who made it) and hand-off, time-stamped to the second.
  refs:
  - V2 10163
  - V2 10164
- id: LOG-2
  text: Mode changes and safety-limit events are announced to the operator as they happen and logged.
  refs:
  - V2 10162
  - V2 10172
- id: LOG-3
  text: >-
    Records are stored and sent as private medical data, encrypted, with access limited to the medical
    team.
  refs:
  - V1 6003
  - V1 7003
- id: LOG-4
  text: Results are kept in a permanent, retrievable format so the flight surgeon can see trends.
  refs:
  - V1 7001
- id: LOG-5
  text: >-
    Each package version, read-back status, corrections as stated, recipients named and send times, changes
    in the crewmember during preparation.
- id: LOG-6
  text: >-
    Each URGENT alert, who received it, the time it was acknowledged (or the escalation to the next named
    crewmember), and the time a human released the robot.
  refs:
  - V2 10163
- id: LOG-7
  text: >-
    Each emergency fetch as an override (time, who asked, reason as stated, kit ID, seal status) and the
    later inventory reconciliation, labelled "not a check before use".
  refs:
  - V2 7059
- id: LOG-8
  text: >-
    Each RMP-PHARM-001 run started from this protocol: order ID, result (MATCH TO ORDER, MISMATCH or CANNOT
    VERIFY with the fields), quarantine, and any CMO override logged by RMP-PHARM-001 (reason and mismatched
    fields), at clock time. No running counter of doses.
  refs:
  - V2 7059
- id: LOG-9
  text: >-
    Each checked kit fetch: time, who asked, kit ID, seal status and result (KIT ID AND SEAL MATCH, MISMATCH,
    seal not intact or CANNOT VERIFY), and any quarantine.
  refs:
  - V2 7059
requirements:
- id: V1 3006
  use: >-
    Two trained CMOs per vehicle for NASA programs; the second trained CMO receives alerts when the CMO
    is the patient (see the commercial-flight note).
- id: V1 3007
  use: Medical evacuation when care is beyond onboard capability; the flight surgeon decides.
- id: V1 3008
  use: >-
    Plans and vehicles to transport a severely ill or injured crewmember; the commander leads the transfer.
- id: V1 6003
  use: Logs and alerts sent to the ground are private medical communications.
- id: V1 7001
  use: Records kept so the flight surgeon can see trends.
- id: V1 7003
  use: Secure handling of medical records.
- id: V2 7045
  use: Usable by non-physician crew, including when the CMO is the patient.
- id: V2 7046
  use: Patient, caregiver and supplies restrained.
- id: V2 7055
  use: Mission-critical items and routes stay accessible during preparation.
- id: V2 7059
  use: >-
    Kit inventory and seal status are tracked; after an emergency fetch the robot reconciles the kit through
    RMP-PHARM-001 as an inventory record (never a check before use) and shows it as "opened – not restocked"
    until resealed.
- id: V2 10161
  use: Robot shows its status and health.
- id: V2 10162
  use: Mode changes are announced to the operator.
- id: V2 10163
  use: Robot records and shares its data.
- id: V2 10164
  use: Shows whether the human or the robot is expected to act.
- id: V2 10165
  use: Human can override and shut down the robot.
- id: V2 10168
  use: Human can take over.
- id: V2 10172
  use: Protective stop when a limit is exceeded.
- id: V2 10173
  use: Robot stays stopped if no one takes over.
- id: V2 10174
  use: Only a human starts or restarts the robot.
validation:
- stage: simulation
  what: >-
    Scripted evacuations with missing records, conflicting allergies, a change mid-preparation, CMO as
    patient, lost link.
  pass: Nothing sent to an unnamed recipient; no robot-written assessment.
- stage: training model
  what: Hand-over drills with a receiving team using the package.
  pass: Receiving team rate the package as complete or gaps clearly marked.
- stage: Earth analog
  what: Analog evacuation drills.
  pass: Preparation never delays care.
- stage: flight use under flight surgeon supervision
  what: First use in drills.
  pass: No safety events.
signoff:
  protocol:
  - Clinical lead for the specialty (sets every clinical threshold marked <set by clinical lead>)
  - Flight surgeon, as medical authority
  - Robotics and medical-device safety board
  - Program approval for the mission
  restart_after_stop: >-
    Human only. After any emergency or protective stop, a crewmember must restart the robot; the robot
    never restarts itself.
  each_run: >-
    Started by the CMO or commander after an evacuation decision. The flight surgeon names the recipients.
change_control:
- Every change gets a new version number and a written reason; earlier versions are kept.
- >-
  Any change to steps, thresholds, limits or software that touches the patient repeats validation from
  the simulation stage before use.
- >-
  Software and learned-skill updates follow a pre-agreed change plan (what may change, how it is tested,
  how to roll back), modeled on the FDA predetermined change control plan approach.
- >-
  If a new version misbehaves, the robot rolls back to the last validated version and the event is reviewed
  by the flight surgeon and safety board.
- The robot never changes its own protocol, thresholds or limits.
comms:
  live: 'Low Earth orbit: the package goes to the receiving team when the flight surgeon names it.'
  loss_of_signal:
  - >-
    Only the robot pauses non-essential motion and tells the CMO; it resumes offline only on the CMO's
    confirmation. Crew care never waits for the link or the robot.
  - The package is stored for forwarding; the CMO follows the onboard checklist.
  mars_delay:
  - >-
    Evacuation from Mars-class distances may not be possible in time; the package supports onboard care
    and the later hand-over.
sources:
- key: tb051
  text: NASA OCHMO. Crew Medical Support for Entry, Descent, and Landing. Technical Brief OCHMO-TB-051.
  url: >-
    https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ochmo-tb-051-crew-medical-support-entry-descent-landing.pdf
  supports: >-
    Flight surgeons are present at the landing site; launch and landing sites need medical capability
    for contingencies; depending on the location, transport may be by ground, water or air, with rescue
    vehicles able to give advanced trauma life support until transfer to a definitive medical care facility
    (DMCF) [V1 3013, V1 3014]. Read Oct 21, 2026.
- key: whoho
  text: >-
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions. Communication During Patient Hand-Overs. Patient
    Safety Solutions, volume 1, solution 3 (2007).
  url: >-
    https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/patient-safety/patient-safety-solutions/ps-solution3-communication-during-patient-handovers.pdf
  supports: >-
    Suggested actions: a standardized approach to hand-over, including SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment,
    Recommendation); time to ask and answer questions, with repeat-back and read-back; information on
    status, medications, treatment plans, advance directives and significant changes; exchange limited
    to what is needed for care. Read Oct 21, 2026.
- key: aha2025bls
  text: >-
    Kleinman ME, Buick JE, Huber N, et al. Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association
    Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2025;152(16_suppl_2):S448-S478.
  url: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001369
  doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001369
  pmid: '41122888'
  supports: Hand-off to cardiac arrest support when the crewmember is unresponsive or not breathing normally.
- key: v1
  text: 'NASA. NASA-STD-3001, Space Flight Human-System Standard, Volume 1: Crew Health, Revision C (2023).'
  url: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nasa-std-3001-vol-1-rev-c-with-signature.pdf
  supports: >-
    NASA-STD-3001 Vol 1 Rev C: V1 3007 (medical evacuation), V1 3008 (transport plans and vehicles), V1
    3006, V1 6003, V1 7001, V1 7003.
- key: v2
  text: >-
    NASA. NASA-STD-3001, Volume 2: Human Factors, Habitability, and Environmental Health (Rev F, 2026),
    including Section 10.6 Automated and Robotic Systems.
  url: https://standards.nasa.gov/standard/NASA/NASA-STD-3001_VOL_2
  supports: >-
    NASA-STD-3001 Vol 2 Rev F: V2 7055, V2 7046, V2 7059, and Section 10.6 automated and robotic systems.
- key: tb044
  text: NASA OCHMO. Medical Operations. Technical Brief OCHMO-TB-044 (2025).
  url: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ochmo-tb-044-medical-operations.pdf
  supports: >-
    The crew surgeon keeps medical authority when care is delegated; crew medical officers train on the
    JSC 48522 medical checklist.
- key: marsdelay
  text: >-
    NASA. Mars communications disruption and delay (fact sheet, 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept
    Review).
  url: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mars-communications-disruption-and-delay.pdf
  supports: >-
    One-way Earth-Mars delay up to about 21-23 minutes, plus blackouts of about 2-3 weeks near solar conjunction.
- key: pccp
  text: >-
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Marketing submission recommendations for a predetermined change
    control plan for artificial intelligence-enabled device software functions (guidance).
  url: >-
    https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/marketing-submission-recommendations-predetermined-change-control-plan-artificial-intelligence
  supports: A model for planning, validating and rolling back software updates.
- key: faa460
  text: 'U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Part 460: Human space flight requirements.'
  url: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-III/subchapter-C/part-460
  supports: >-
    Federal rules for crew and spaceflight participants on licensed commercial flights; they set no medical
    standards for spaceflight participants.
corrections:
- date: '2026-10-21'
  version: '0.2'
  source: >-
    AI-assisted clinical and source review by the Medical Research Assistant, Oct 21, 2026 (batch 7 review)
  items:
  - >-
    RF1 (any new or worse symptom, or a new monitor alarm, during preparation) labelled design judgment;
    the WHO hand-over source covers communication, not deterioration triggers (item 11).
  - >-
    Batch 7 protocols now record the review as AI-assisted (Medical Research Assistant, Oct 21, 2026);
    no named human clinician.
- date: '2026-10-21'
  version: '0.3'
  source: Batch 13 editorial (AI-assisted), Oct 21, 2026
  items:
  - >-
    The scope now routes to RMP-EGR-004, which exists as a v0.1 draft (it no longer says "planned" or
    "until they are drafted").
