Basic Hyperbaric Medicine
The Basic Hyperbaric Medicine course serves as an introduction to hyperbaric oxygen therapy with a view to understanding the benefits and risks of HBO and conducting safe and efficient patient treatments under pressure. Please note that accreditation can only be achieved by following EBAss accreditation guidelines - https://ebass.org/
Description
Core Activities
- Understanding of the development of hyperbaric medicine into a globally recognised and effective treatment
- Understanding the historical perspective and standardisation of medical practice for patient benefit
- Theory and safety of delivery of hyperbaric treatments
Core Modules
- Hyperbaric medicine historic perspective
- Hyperbaric facility and organisation
- Physics of pressure
- Physiology and Pathophysiology under hyperbaric conditions
- Oxygen therapy, safety and handling
- Chamber technology
- Medical terms
- Decompression procedures and illness
- Therapeutic tables
- Approved indications
- Contra indications and HBO side effects
- Chamber safety and fire precautions
- Patient monitoring
- TcPO2 monitoring for patients
- Patient assessment and management
- Chamber Hygiene
- Procedures and documentation
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