CONTINUING EDUCATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS.  

IN KEEPING WITH THIS PHILOSOPHY,  WE RECENTLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING THE
MULTIPLACE  HYPERBARIC / DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER AT
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN FORT MYERS FLORIDA.  

THE  LEE MEMORIAL HYPERBARIC CHAMBER IS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL IN LESSENING THE OFTEN CRIPPLING AND DEADLY
AFFECTS OF DECOMPRESSION RELATED EMERGENCIES.  IF TRANSPORTED BY EMS QUICKLY,  A PATIENT CAN TAKE A "RIDE"
IN THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER WHICH SIMULATES UNDERWATER PRESSURE AND DEPTH, WHICH SLOWLY AIDS IN RELEASING
TRAPPED GASES FROM A DIVER'S TISSUES.
BY SLOWLY LESSENING THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE,  PHYSICIANS AND TECHNICIANS CAN
" BRING " A DIVER BACK TO AMBIENT PRESSURE WHILE LESSENING THE LONG TERM AFFECTS OF DCS.

THE HELPFUL AND ACCOMODATING MEDICAL STAFF LED US ON AN INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE
HYPERBARIC CHAMBER  AND IT'S MANY USES  AS THEY PERTAIN TO SCUBA DIVERS AND SCUBA ASSOCIATED MALADIES.   WE
REVIEWED THE SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, AND CAUSES OF SCUBA RELATED ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AIR EMBOLUS,   
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS OR DCS,  ( THE BENDS ) AND A PLETHORA OF OTHER POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATIONS
ENCOUNTERED BY DIVERS.

WE EXPLORED THE MANY TREATMENT OPTIONS THAT THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER PROVIDED,  AND DEVISED A PLAN  OF
ACTION FOR OUR TEAM IN CASE OF ANY DCS RELATED PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
IN THE FUTURE BY OUR STAFF.

WE REVIEWED STRATEGIES FOR LESSENING THE POSSIBILITY OF ENCOUNTERING DCS RELATED MALADIES,  AND  
FORMATTED OUR EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND AVAILABILITY OF THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER
STAFF.

AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE N.A.U.I.  ADVANCED RESCUE- DIVER TRAINING PROGRAM,  ALL TEAM DIVERS ENROLLED IN THE
RESCUE DIVER PROGRAM , HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE TO ATTEND
THE AFORE MENTIONED HYPERBARIC CHAMBER OVERVIEW.

WE HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET HANDS-ON TRAINING IN THE CHAMBER,  AND SEE FIRST HAND PRECISELY
WHAT WAS ENTAILED IN HYPERBARIC THERAPY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE STAFF OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
HYPERBARIC CHAMBER TREATMENT CENTER. FOR THE INFORMATIVE TOUR!
ABOVE:  THE CONTROL-COMMAND CENTER OF THE HTPERBARIC CHAMBER

BELOW:   ADVANCED RESCUE DIVERS  -GEORGE,  DENNIS,  SHANE , AND LEE,  JOIN
N.A.U.I. INSTRUCTOR,  PARANORMAL DIVER RED-TEAM LEADER,   MATT ANGELO FOR A MOCK
RIDE IN " THE CHAMBER "
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER PLEASE VISIT
THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WEBSITE AT:

www.LeeMemorial.org
PARANORMAL DIVERS SCUBA DIVING GHOST HUNTERS, UNDERWATER GHOST
HUNTERS, PARANORMAL SCUBA, GHOST HUNTING SHIP WRECKS, PARANORMAL
GHOST SHIPS, HAUNTED SHIP WRECKS, UNDERWATER  GHOSTS, UNDERWATER
PARANORMAL