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Chamber Operator Course

OVERVIEW

Welcome & Introduction
Types of Hyperbaric Facilities
History of Hyperbaric Medicine
Hyperbaric Facility Organization
Basic Technical Overview

HYPERBARIC CHAMBER TECHNOLOGY

Hygiene
Oxygen supplies, Handling of oxygen
Generation of compressed Air (low and high pressure)
Oxygen Hazards
Oxygen supplies, Handling of oxygen
Electrical supplies, routine and emergency
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PHYSICS & PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HYPERBARIC ENVIRONMENT

Concepts of pressure
Boyle, Dalton, Henry, General Gas Laws: Pressure/Volume/Temperature etc.
Physio- and Pathophysiology under hyperbaric conditions
Air filled cavities, Pressure equalisation, Barotrauma, Oxygen toxicity,
Arterial Gas Embolism, Decompression Illness.

MONITORING

ECG, NBP, TcPCO2/TcPO2, ExO2 & CO2
O2-Monitoring of the Chamber
Relative Humidity

SAFETY

Hyperbaric Safety

RISK ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT

Risk Assessment Guide and HIRA Process

FIRE PROTECTION

Prevention by limiting materials entering chamber
Clothes and other possible fuels
Procedures in case of fire
Fire extinguishing systems
Practice of fire extinguishing

TREATMENT PROFILES & DECOMPRESSION TABLES FOR PATIENTS & PERSONNEL

Treatment profiles and decompression tables for patients and personnel

CONTROL PANEL

Chamber steering, Chamber monitoring, Computer control, manual steer, pneumatic control panel
Communication, Video monitoring
O2, CO2, Temperature & Relative Humidity – Monitoring, Patient Monitoring

PRESCRIPTIONS & DOCUMENTATION

Awareness of Relevant National Laws
Records of Chamber Operations
Equipment maintenance Records

CLINICAL HBO

Therapeutic effects of HBOT
Indications for HBOT

COMPLICATIONS

Barotrauma, Oxygen Toxicity

PRACTICAL TRAINING

Practical Training

MCQ Exam

MCQ Exam (Minimum Pass 70%)

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