Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers
Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers are designed to treat one person at a time. Chamber's pressure compartment is typically a cylindrical metal or acrylic crystal clear tube allowing a person to observe her surroundings and facilitated with increased comfort and mobility features.
During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy patient does not wear mask, hood or head tent for oxygen delivery rather breathing 100% pure oxygen used to pressurize the chamber.
The pressure achieved in Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers is limited 3 ATA*.
Unlike with some Multiplace Hyperbaric Chambers, treatments in Monoplace Chamber allow a treatment protocol to be more flexible in addressing specific patients conditions as well as expanding a treatment program during the course of treatments.
Photo courtesy of "Leitharenea"
Modern Monoplace Chamber's core functions are enhanced with numerous advanced features allowing intravenous infusion, transcutaneous and other monitoring, ventilation, intercom for two-way private conversation, TV, DVD and audio input for patient entertainment.
Sophisticate compression rate control systems allow the patient to equalize initial changes in inner-ear pressure.
Latest technologies developed by chamber manufacturers allow monoplace chambers to achieve 100% oxygen saturations earlier in the treatment while consuming less oxygen.
Electronic safety controls are in place to alert staff on any unusual system behavior. It immediately switches the treatment to a safe mode, meaning a safe decompression.
The treatment in Monoplace Chamber is safe, without risk of iatrogenic decompression sickness for the patient.
Photo courtesy of Sechrist Industries
However like in case with any drug, the note should be made about extremely rare risk of arterial air embolism developing during decompression, pneumothorax /tension pneumothorax complications.
Transportable Recompression Chamber System (TRCS)
Conically shaped hyperbaric chamber below is a Transportable Recompression Chamber System (TRCS) uniquely designed for emergency evacuation and treatment of decompression sickness, air embolisms, blast injuries, smoke inhalation as well as victims of accidents, disasters, terrorist acts and military conflicts. This TRCS can be easily installed on any kind of transport craft - fixed wing, rotary blade, seacraft and road vehicles. Today there is a real need for such mobile rescue capsules in the world. Currently there are significant deficiencies in providing a more efficient life support means while transporting casualties to a medical facilities.
The five-year research and development phase of this unique two-piece monoplace hyperbaric chamber commenced in 1982. Robert Sands, the designer and patent holder of this unique Transportable Recompression Chamber System, worked with many worlds foremost hyperbaric research facilities and also with the U.S. Navy on a collaboration basis. Read more about Robert Sands and TRCS
Photo courtesy of Robert L. Sands
The growing requirements for safety and quality standards are driving Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers manufacturers to invest in research and development of more sophisticated hyperbaric chambers systems. Advancements in design and quality of Hyperbaric Chambers are contributing to the growth of Hyperbaric Medicine.
Further Reading...
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- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment : The Last Frontier. Philip B James MB ChB, PhD, DIH, FFOM
- Treatment of Diabetic Ulcer Wounds By Hyperbaric Oxygenation. Review Of Scientific Trials Concerning Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Retinopathy of prematurity may be prevented by the intermittent use of higher dosages of oxygen.
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT): oxygen transport to ischemic / hypoxic tissues is explained in this article by analyzing the physics and physiology of oxygen.
- Why Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is the most natural way of letting the body to heal itself...
- Aerobic Cellular Respiration Overview...
- TRCS - Transportable Recompression Chamber System For Emergency Evacuation And Treatment.
- Acute Brain and Cardio-Respiratory Dysfunction After Blast/Blunt Injuries: The Life-Preserving Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation...
- Diseases of the Respiratory System.
- Oxygen Toxicity Overview
- Characteristics for Autism Spectrum Disorders and diagnostic criteria.
- Near Drowning Overview.
- HBOT: historical perspective and physical basis...
- Hypoxia is sometimes dangerous, life-threatening state for our cells and tissues. Learn about hypoxia symptoms, causes and types...
- SPECT - Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Emission Computed Tomography, a type of nuclear imaging showing how blood flows to tissues of organs.
- Air Embolism, the definitive treatment of which remains Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, recovery among patients treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen appears to be improved beyond that expected with ambient pressure supplemental oxygen therapy...
- Cyanide poisoning in combination with carbon monoxide poisoning frequently occur simultaneously in victims of fires, smoke inhalation, military operations and industrial accidents.
- For Gas Gangrene (Clostridial Myonecrosis) and Clostridial Myositis or spreading clostridial cellulitis with systemic toxicity the preferred treatment is a combination of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Surgery, and Antibiotics.
- Crush injury is directly associated with trauma while skeletal muscle compartment syndromes arise from ischemia, venous outflow obstruction, exertion, external compression as well as trauma.
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Center At Elisha & Rambam Hospitals
- With Compartment Syndrome, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) when used as an adjunct to a surgery and antibiotics shows promise as a way to decrease complications and morbidity.
- Decompression Sickness - definition, symptoms and treatment of choice...
- Non healing wounds like diabetic foot ulcers can benefit from HBOT.
- Exceptional Blood Loss Anemia and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as adjunctive therapy to win the time for survaval...
- Subdural empyema and other intracranial or cerebral abscesses are usually caused by anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that function optimally in low oxygen concentrations)...
- Necrotizing wound infection may result from either a single strain or a mixed population of bacteria, typically occurring after trauma, surgery, and/or around foreign bodies...
- Refractory osteomyelitis is a chronic osteomyelitis which often does not responded to the treatment administrated. HBOT directly kills or inhibits the growth of infection also augmenting the efficacy of bacterial killing by antibiotics.
- Tissue necrosis, bone necrosis and other radiation injuries as a delayed complications of radiation exposure...
- Skin graft survive when oxygen and nutrients diffuse into them from the underlying wound bed...
- Thermal Burns: HBOT when used as an adjunct in a comprehensive program of burn care, can significantly improve morbidity and mortality, reduce length of hospital stay, and lessen the need for surgery.
- The appearance of early symptoms of autism is a reason to have a child evaluated by a professional specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders. See the autism symptoms checklist...
- Several autism types have been defined along the autism spectrum, differing in the severity of the symptoms and total disability and in the combinations of autistic impairments with other disabilities.
- Autism And Vaccinations: Clear Answers & Smart Advice About Your Babys Shots
- Portable Hyperbaric Chambers and HBOT should become an important player in humanitarian efforts in support of casualties sustained by individuals from natural disasters, battlefields and terrorist acts...
- Portable Hyperbaric Chambers SOS Hyperlite
- In spite of a number of existing Autism treatments, there are no miracle autism cures. For many realistic parents striving to help their autistic kids to feel less frustrated, communicate, perform and feel better, one of the crucial questions is what is the correct course of the autism treatment?
