Hyperbaric Chamber Emergency Procedures Flashcards
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When a patient experiences an oxygen toxicity seizure inside a monoplace chamber, the technician should:
Answer: Switch the patient to air, protect from injury, and prepare for emergency decompression if seizure persists
Switching to air terminates oxygen exposure, protecting the patient from further CNS injury while the seizure is managed safely inside the chamber.
What does the term 'buddy breathing' refer to in multiplace hyperbaric chamber emergency training?
Answer: A procedure where an inside tender provides emergency air supply to a distressed patient
Buddy breathing in multiplace chambers refers to an inside tender providing emergency air or oxygen supply to a patient in respiratory distress.
Which document should a hyperbaric facility have immediately accessible in the event of a chamber emergency?
Answer: Emergency procedures manual and emergency contact list
An emergency procedures manual and emergency contact list must be immediately accessible so staff can execute the correct response and notify appropriate personnel.
A hyperbaric chamber's pressure hull develops a visible crack during treatment. The correct response is to:
Answer: Immediately initiate controlled emergency decompression and evacuate patients
A cracked pressure hull represents a structural failure risk and requires immediate controlled emergency decompression and patient evacuation.
In a multiplace hyperbaric chamber, what is the role of the inside attendant (tender) during an emergency?
Answer: To assist patients, provide first aid, and communicate status to outside operators
The inside tender assists patients physically, provides first aid measures, and maintains communication with the outside operator during emergencies.
After an emergency decompression, a patient develops joint pain in both knees. This most likely indicates:
Answer: Type I decompression sickness
Joint pain (the 'bends') following decompression is characteristic of Type I decompression sickness affecting musculoskeletal structures.
What is the appropriate first-aid treatment administered to a patient while inside a hyperbaric chamber who is suspected of having an arterial gas embolism (AGE)?
Answer: Recompress immediately per facility AGE protocol
Immediate recompression per facility AGE protocol is the definitive first-line treatment for arterial gas embolism to reduce bubble size.