Chamber Ops Part 2 Flashcards
How long must patients remain by a chamber for following TT6?
6 hours
* Live with personnel that can identify nuero deficits and lives within 30 minutes
* Remain within 60 minutes of travel time for 24 hours
Who must authorize release of a dcs/age patient?
UMO
How long should ITs remain by the chamber following treatment?
1 hour
* Live within 60 min for 24 hours following TT4, 7, or 8
tender o2 breathing requirement on tt5?
0 min
tender o2 breathing requirement on TT6 up to 1 extension?
30 min at 30fsw
PLUS
30fsw to surface
tender o2 breathing requirement on TT6 with more than 1 extension?
60 min at 30fsw
PLUS
30fsw to surface
tender o2 breathing requirement on tt6a up to 1 extension?
60min at 30fsw
PLUS
30fsw to surface
tender o2 breathing requirement on tt6a more than 1 extension?
90min at 30fsw
PLUS
30fsw to surface
What if the tender had previous hyperbaric exposure within 18 hours, what happens to tender o2 breathing requirements?
Add 20 min for TT5
Add 60 min for TT6 and 6A
When can patients fly following treatment?
72 hours
When can tenders fly following treatments other than 4,7,and 8?
24 hours
Reasons to abort a treatment?
- Death
- Natural disaster
- Mechanical failures
Abort procedure for Natural Disaster?
- Go immediately to 60FSW if deeper
- Place on O2 and follow air/oxygen schedule for max depth obtained
- At 60 FSW breathe all O2 for all the deco stops deeper than 60FSW, then continue deco table
- When no time is left, decompress at MAX 10ft/min to the surface with 100% o2 the whole time
- If not symptoms following abort, treat on a TT6
How long can oxygen generally be tolerated before Pulmonary O2 tox becomes an issue?
12 hours
Do you give fluids to someone experiencing pulmonary DCS?
No
