Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide

Now back in print by popular request, this title is a necessity for the preparedness of every wound care and hyperbaric facility. Recent tragic accidents in the national and international hyperbaric medicine community have focused attention on the need for more comprehensive information on this multi-faceted topic. This book will help to reduce liability in the workplace, and will become an integral part of your on-site reference library.

Hyperbaric facility safety is a complex issue that covers an extremely broad range of topics: safe engineering design practices, regulatory guidance, training, staffing, maintenance, operational procedures, etc. This book was written to create a comprehensive document to assist established hyperbaric programs, serve as a safety primer for those developing programs throughout the world, and to help cultivate the mindset so vital to maintaining a safe environment for staff and patients alike.

On the recommended reading list for facility certification, the information contained in this publication applies both to operational and clinical wound care and hyperbaric facilities.