National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology

It is the position of the National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology that monoplace patient thermal comfort is most safely managed by manipulation of the chamber’s gas (oxygen) flow/purge rate. This contrasts with providing an additional blanket(s) for patients who complain of being cold. Increased amounts of combustible material were considered the difference between a fully contained monoplace chamber fire and an uncontained fire that resulted in multiple deaths and injuries.

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It is the position of the National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology that monoplace patient thermal comfort is most safely managed by manipulation of the chamber’s gas (oxygen) flow/purge rate. This contrasts with providing an additional blanket(s) for patients who complain of being cold. Increased amounts of combustible material were considered the difference between a fully contained monoplace chamber fire and an uncontained fire that resulted in multiple deaths and injuries.

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