Hello all, Its been a while since I wrote something for the blog. I have reached a significant milestone for me and Cumbria Hyperbaric, and I figured this warranted an article. Sometime during 2018 I decided to sit down and write an overview of HBOT. I subsequently had that favourably reviewed by some big names… Continue reading It is Finished…
Online Learning Hello again everyone. It seemed about time to post a short update on the progress with the online training programs I have been working on for a while now. I began writing these modules in 2019 with the intention of someday compiling and formatting them into a comprehensive knowledge development program which can… Continue reading Online Knowledge Development and Training is Live!!!
Photo by fauxels on Pexels.com its been a good long time since I wrote anything new for the site. Largely because I've been busy with the provision professional services since introducing this a couple of years ago. Along with my own recovery, this has kept me busy for a while now. The services we offer… Continue reading Training Services: HBOT and Operations
Emporor Chow Enjoying the Midwater I trust this finds everyone safe and well during the lockdown and extended period of various isolation and distancing in which we now find ourselves. Good news from around the word is that HBOT is fast gaining momentum as a preferred treatment for COVID-19 with no fewer than a dozen… Continue reading A story about a little fish – HBOT… Not just for the peoples
Image by Vektor Kunst from Pixabay Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. I imagine over the coming weeks and month’s oxygen administration may well be handled by many who may never have done so before. This might well be in the home or elsewhere. There is much to consider when handling oxygen and it seems prudent to share… Continue reading COVID-19 – Safety & General Information Package for Oxygen Handlers
Image by CRAIG D from Pixabay CO2 Scrubbers Following Last week's excerpt from the training and ops manual on carbon dioxide, we round that off with an excerpt from the chapter covering support and allied equipment. Specifically, CO2 scrubbers, or sinks as they are also known. Gas management is the name of the game in all things diving… Continue reading Carbon Dioxide Management in Confined Atmospheres
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay So we've been a little quiet on the writing front lately owing to seasonal commitments in the community. Many who know us know that we have a solid track record of community involvement, especially around Christmas and the holidays when it's pantomime time. This year is no different and the work involved can… Continue reading Diving Physics, The Training & Operations Manual, FIFO Services and … Pantomime?
Photo by Mark Neal on Pexels.com What began as a few lines in a Facebook post to introduce a paper recently published in the US became a little long winded, so is better shared as a "snippet article". On occasion we take a break from writing and do some reading of what others have written.… Continue reading Spreading The Word of Others
Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from Pixabay Following the first two installments of the toxicity discussion, we address the sometimes misunderstood and consequently overstated subject of pulmonary toxicity. This relates to the effect that long term oxygen breathing on a repetitive basis can have on the lungs. Being a fairly long article, and not all readers want all of… Continue reading Oxygen Tolerance – Part Three – Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity & The Repex Method
Continued from the introduction, this is a form of toxicity or intolerance that affects the central nervous system including the spinal cord and the brain. In extreme cases it can lead to grand mal (generalized tonic-clonic seizure) like convulsions, and unconsciousness. These have no lasting effect and cause no lasting damage with no sequelae and… Continue reading Oxygen Tolerance – Part Two – Cerebral / CNS Toxicity
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