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What you need to know about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves the delivery of a high concentration of oxygen delivered in a pressurized chamber This sends oxygen quickly and deeply into the affected areas of the body The duration of each treatment, the number of treatments and the pressure used all vary, depending on the patient’s condition
CLINICAL BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINE - CRTO The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) is an international, non-profit organization and is generally considered a primary source of scientific information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide
Special Considerations - Oxygen Therapy CBPG Hyperbaric chambers are class 3 medical devices which must be licensed by Health Canada before they can be imported and sold in Canada The Medical Devices Regulations require that the medical devices imported and sold in Canada are safe, effective, and of quality manufacture
Oxygen Therapy - CRTO The Basic Principles of Operation of Hyperbaric Chambers (FiO2 increased pressure inside the chamber, combined with the delivery 100% oxygen = 1 0), drives the diffusion of oxygen into all blood times plasma at up to normal concentration
Oxygen Therapy - Oxygen Therapy CBPG Hypoxia refers to a condition where the amount of oxygen available to the cells is not adequate to meet metabolic need Did You Know? Hypoxia can exist even though hypoxemia has been corrected with oxygen therapy? For example: The causes of hypoxia are (BTS, 2011, p vi14): • Hypoxemia (e g , at high altitudes)
Controlled Acts Authorized to Respiratory Therapists RRTs cannot independently initiate hyperbaric therapy In both the hospital and community setting, certification as a Hyperbaric Technologist by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) sets the industry standard that any RT administering HBOT would be expected to perform to
Home - Oxygen Therapy CBPG The PPC is a non-statutory committee comprised of Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT) and public members with a wide range of knowledge and experience from various practice areas across Ontario
Introductory Course in Hyperbaric Medicine - CRTO The UHN Introductory Hyperbaric Medicine Course will provide participants the basic competencies to practice in hyperbaric medicine The course will provided education on the indications and contraindications for hyperbaric treatments; it will provide them guidelines on the usage of treatment tables
OXYGEN THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND ADJUNCTS Nasal High Flow Oxygen Therapy (NHF) can be an alternative to standard high-flow face mask (HFFM) oxygen therapy It provides delivery of up to 60 L min of heated and humidified, blended air and oxygen via wide-bore nasal cannula Mouth breathing does not significantly decrease the FiO 2 delivered by nasal prongs