It is important not to become fixated on some absolute need, or ability, to achieve a 100% oxygen concentration following compression of the monoplace hyperbaric chamber. Some have gone to great lengths to record and describe how painstakingly long it has taken the chamber to eventually reach 100% upon arrival at prescribed treatment pressure, as if it had some bearing on therapeutic effectiveness. Such preoccupation is more a failing academic exercise than any measure of dos

A unique low cost-high value hyperbaric facility accreditation program is now available. Launched earlier this year by the National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology, it is intended, in part, to overcome the existing program’s poor uptake and retention, although with an entirely different focus. Rather than determining if a given facility’s documentation is in order, this new program focuses directly on clinical/operational performance, patient safety and relate

Image 1 I was aboard HMS Rhyl (Image 1) , an anti-submarine frigate, during the final two years of my service in the Royal Navy. We were...