Hyperbaric Chamber

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HYPERBARIC CHAMBER

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What is a Hyperbaric Chamber

• It is a steel vessel in which atmospheric
  pressure can be raised or lowered by air
  compressors.
• It is used to treat divers or pilots afflicted
  with aeroembolism (decompression sickness
  especially when caused by rapid ascent to high
  altitudes and resulting exposure to rapidly
  lowered air pressure).
• It is used to provide high-oxygen environments
  for certain medical treatments and operations.

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Hyperbaric Chambers

• It is a sealable diving chamber, closed bell or
  dry bell - is a pressure vessel with hatches
  large enough for people to enter and exit.
• A compressed breathing gas supply to raise the
  internal air pressure.
• Such chambers provide a supply of oxygen for the
  user, and are usually called hyperbaric chambers
  whether used underwater or at the water surface
  or on land to produce underwater pressures.

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Types Of Chambers

• There are two types of Hyperbaric Chambers -
• MONOPLACE CHAMBERS
• MULTIPLACE CHAMBERS
• DECOMPRESSION CHAMBERS
• RECOMPRESSION CHAMBERS

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MONOPLACE CHAMBERS

• Monoplace chambers are designed to treat a
  single person pressurized with 100 oxygen.

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MULTIPLACE CHAMBERS

• Multiplace chambers are designed to hold several
  people at one time and oxygen is delivered
  through a mask or a hood.

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DECOMPRESSION CHAMBERS

• It is a hyperbaric chamber used by
  surface-supplied divers to make their surface
  decompression stops.

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RECOMPRESSION CHAMBERS

• A hyperbaric chamber used to treat or prevent
  decompression sickness.

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How should patients prepare for treatment?

• They should use only clean cotton clothing which
  is allowed in the chamber.
• No cosmetics, perfumes, hair preparations,
  deodorants, wigs or jewellery is allowed in the
  chamber.
• The technician should know if any medications,
  including non prescription drugs, are being
  taken by the patient.
• The patients are advised not to take alcohol or
  carbonated drinks for four hours prior to
  treatment.
• In most cases, patients should give up smoking
  and any other tobacco products during their
  treatment period, as they interfere with the
  body's ability to transport oxygen.

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