Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
August 17, 2022
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is breathing 100% oxygen while under increased atmospheric pressure. As this treatment has to administered under pressure, hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers are used with the patients inside the pressurised chamber vessel. HBOT is widely used throughout the diving and medical world.
Divers Decompression Chambers (DDC)
When divers have been diving at depth for any length of time, they get a build up of gasses within the body. If a diver ascends too quickly, these built up gasses can cause air bubbles in the divers bloodstream which is due to the extreme changes in pressure. Hyperbaric chambers are used on the surface to aid the divers natural decompression back to normal atmospherice pressure. Without the facility of a hyperbaric chamber on the surface the divers would be prone to the 'bends' due to air bubbles in the blood. In serious cases this can lead to a stroke or death.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chambers (HBOT)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is used within the medical industry to aid a range of treatments. For many other conditions, the therapeutic principle of HBOT lies in its ability to drastically increase partial pressure of oxygen in the tissues of the body. As patients are breathing 100% pure oxygen, this causes the red blood cells to carry much more oxygen than would normally occur when breathing 100% oxygen at normobaric conditions (normal atmospheric pressure).
In particular, HBOT has proven to be highly effective in the treatment of problem wounds. Breathing pure oxygen drastically slows the rate at which bacteria can multiply which can prevent infections and speed up the healing process.
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What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is breathing 100% oxygen while under increased atmospheric pressure.
What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Used For?
HBOT is used for routine wound care, treatment of most dive injuries, and treatment of patients who are ventilated or in critical care.
What are Diver Decompression Chambers?
Decompression chambers are used by commercial divers to safely decompress back to normal atsmospheric pressure after diving under high pressure at depth.
What causes an Air Embolism?
When diving under pressure, a divers bloodstream becomes saturated with gas. If a diver ascends to quickly, the dissolved gas in the bloodstream can cause air bubbles to precipitate out into the bloodstream. Bubbles in the bloodstream from any source are dangerous as they can form clots and precipitate stroke or thrombosis.