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Options for Diving Accident Management in Remote Locations
William C. Phoel, Ph. D.
Undersea Research Foundation International, Inc.
35 Freeman Court
Toms River, New Jersey, USA 08753-2613
and
J. Morgan Wells, Ph. D.
Undersea Research Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 696
North, Virginia, USA 23128
Four Basic Therapy Options
Recompression Chamber on Site
In-water Recompression Therapy
Oxygen Therapy during Transportation
Oxygen Therapy Without Recompression
RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER ONSITERepresentative Examples
Hydrogen Bomb Search, Mediterranean Sea 150’-165’ Surface Supplied Air
U. S. Navy 1966 Biological Research Studies, Gulf of Maine, USA
105’ – 120’ Open-Circuit Scuba NOAA/NMFS 1977
Archaeological Research, Mediterranean Sea 100’-200’ Open-Circuit Scuba
>40,000 DivesINA ~1960-1990s
Back End OfChamber Van
HP Compressor
Air and OxygenCylinders
Heat and Air Conditioning
Electrical Panels
Transportation Chambers
Fabric Chambers Successfully Used For Recompression Therapy Onsite
Mostly One-occupant chambers
Metal ChambersSuccessfully Used For Recompression Therapy Onsite
Single-occupant Chambers and Dual-occupant Chambers
Required Equipment Extra To Research Diving Operations
Without RecompressionCapabilities
Recompression Chamber
Vortex Cooling Tube
Oxygen Generator
Semi-closed Rebreather Inside the chamber
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