Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

│ DESCRIPTION │
What is Hyperbaric Medicine?
Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the medical use of oxygen at a level higher than atmospheric pressure. Several therapeutic principles are made us of in HBOT:

The increased overall pressure is of therapeutic value when HBOT is used in the treatment of decompression sickness and air embolism. For many other conditions, the therapeutic principle of HBOT lies in a drastically increased partial pressure of oxygen in the tissues of the body. The oxygen partial pressures achievable under HBOT are much higher than those under breathing pure oxygen at normobaric conditions (i.e. at normal atmospheric pressure).

A related effect is the increased oxygen transport capacity of the blood. Under atmospheric pressure, oxygen transport is limited by the oxygen binding capacity of hemoglobin in red blood cells and very little oxygen is transported by blood plasma. Because the hemoglobin f the red blood cells is almost saturated with oxygen under atmospheric pressure, this route of transport cannot be exploited any further. Oxygen transport by plasma, however is significantly increased under HBOT.

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Initially, HBOT was developed as a treatment for diving disorders involving bubbles of gas in the tissues, such as decompression sickness and gas embolism. The chamber cures decompression sickness and gas embolism by increasing pressure, reducing the size of the gas bubbles and improving the transports of blood to downstream tissues.
The high concentrations of oxygen in the tissues are beneficial in keeping oxygen-starved tissues alive and have the effect of removing the nitrogen from the bubble, making it smaller until it consists only of oxygen which is then re-absorbed into the body. After elimination of bubbles, the pressure is gradually reduced back to atmospheric level.

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- Air or gas embolism- Carbon monoxide poisoning- Carbon Monoside Poisoning Compliccated by Cyanide Poisoning.- Clostridal Myositis and Myonecrosis. (Gas gangrene) - Decompression sickness.- Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds.- Exceptional blood loss. (Anemia)- Intracranial Abscess.- Necrotizing soft tissue infections. (Necrotizing fasciitis)- Osteomyelitis. (Refractory)- Delayed radiation injury. (Soft tissue and bony necrosis)- Crush injury. Compartment syndrome and other acute traumatic is chemias.- Skin gafts & flaps. (Compromised)- Thermal burns.

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