Glossary
Multiplace chamber
A walk-in chamber holding several patients, pressurized with air.
A multiplace chamber is a room-sized vessel holding multiple patients (and often an attendant), pressurized with air while patients breathe oxygen through masks or hoods. It suits emergencies, dive medicine, and critical care.
More terms
US Navy Treatment Table 6
The standard recompression protocol for serious decompression sickness.
HIF-1α
A cellular oxygen-sensing protein involved in healing signals.
Monoplace chamber
A single-patient hyperbaric chamber pressurized with oxygen.
Pneumothorax
A collapsed lung — the one absolute contraindication to HBOT.