Supporting the use of hyperbaric medicine in the British Isles
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit provides recompression treatment for decompression illness (DCI) and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) osteoradionecrosis, soft tissue radiation injury and other wounds and infections. The Hyperbaric Medicine Unit is based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary…
Orkney Hyperbaric Unit
The Orkney Hyperbaric Unit was opened in 1999 as a partnership between NHS Orkney and the Stromness based dive unit of Heriot Watt university. The university dive unit closed in 2003 and since then, the unit has been run by…
DDRC Healthcare
DDRC Healthcare, Hyperbaric Medical Centre, is a not-for-profit organisation (registered charity no. 279652) established as the Diving Diseases Research Centre in 1980. The charity is based at Plymouth Science Park adjacent to Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital & Major Trauma Centre. Our…
NHS Commissioning
In July 2018 NHS England published several new Commissioning Policies for HBOT and has confirmed routine funding for the following two emergency conditions: Decompression Illness (DCI) Air / Gas embolism NHS England has decided to withdraw routine funding for all…
Evidence based indications
Which Organisations Oversee Hyperbaric Medicine? Two major bodies in the northern hemisphere review the evidence and make recommendations regarding appropriate medical conditions for which hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) may be used. These bodies are the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) and the Undersea and…
Physics and Physiology
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – The Science ‘Hyper‘ means more AND ‘Baric‘ refers to pressure. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is often referred to as “HBO” or “HBOT”. How does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) work? Air contains approximately 21% oxygen and 78% nitrogen….