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Henry Szeto Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

What is a hyperbaric oxygen chamber? Is it something that you put valuable stuff in to keep it from decaying? No, but instead of putting of something that is valuable in it, you put people in it. Hyperbaric chamber is sort like a bed to some people. People use these chambers because they could relax while they are inhaling the pure oxygen. People sleep in these chamber because they need pure oxygen. People who is sleeping in these chamber usually need oxygen that is higher then the atomospher pressure. Also, the chamber is used for therapy. You may ask why do people need oxygen that is higher then the atomospher pressure? The increased pressure and oxygen concentration will increased the capacity for oxygen to carry more blood in to your body. Also, it will give more oxygen to the tissue. When you get gas/air embolism in your body, it will block the blood flow in your system. the hyperbaric theraphy will help reduce the gas bubble over time and help make your blood flow better. We inhale approximately 14.7 pounds per square inch of pressure and the air we breathe is composed of 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen. But in the hyperbaric chamber the patient will breathe in three times the atomospher pressure and 100% oxygen.

Hyperbaric therapy can help wounds, especially infected wounds, heal more quickly. The therapy may be used to treat
 * Air or gas embolism
 * Bone infections that have not improved with other treatments
 * Burns
 * Carbon monoxide poisoning
 * Certain types of brain infections
 * Decompression sickness (from a diving injury)
 * Gas gangrene
 * Soft tissue infection
 * Radiation injury
 * Skin grafts
 * Wounds that have not healed with other treatments

Since the patient is breathing pure oxygen there is a risk involve. If they breath too much of the pure oxygen they will get Oxygen toxicity and may die. During treatment patients breath pure oxygen most of the time and they take breaks, so they wont expose to oxygen toxicity. patients inside the chamber breathe from "oxygen helmets", flexible, transparent soft plastic helmets with a seal around the neck,which supply pure oxygen and remove the exhaled gas from the chamber

Here is a picture of a Hyperbaric oxygen chamber Links: [] [] [] []