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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie )
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Hyperbaric chambers
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 18:09:29 EDT
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> 
> I would like to know if anyone has any info on hyperbaric chambers
> and there healing properties ?
> 
> I have heard some vague results from wounds being treated in 100%
> O2.
> 
> I wonder if an inriched O2 environment, at 14 lbs. per square inch,
> would be effictive, or would two atmospheres be better?
> 
The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medicine Systems Services maintains
a hyperbaric chamber at their SHOCK-TRAUMA unit at University Hospital in
Baltimore.  They dive for a number of problems including gas gangrene,
smoke and toxic gas inhalation/poisoning, and diving accidents.  They are
also part of a network of these chambers along the east coast.  As far as
the smoke and gas poisoning goes, there seems to be some argument between
the people at ShockTrauma and the Burn Unit at Francis Scott Key Hospital
(a loose relative to Johns Hopkins), the people at the burn unit believe that
the chamber is ineffective and that just using 100% oxygen at normal pressures
is the optimum treatment.

I'm not overly sure of all the details, but I'll talk to one of my friends
down there and get some details if you are still interested.

-Ron