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HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY:

Effective and Questionable Uses

By

Daniel S. Morrison, M.D.
 Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellow
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
R. Duncan Kirkby, Ph.D.
 Scientific Director and Chair
Antilles Institute for Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine
Sint Eustatius, Netherlands-Antilles

Text by Daniel S. Morrison M.D. and R. Duncan Kirkby, Ph.D. © 2001. The text is intended for use by students of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine at the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine and by all others who may benefit academically, professionally, or personally from this free resource. Nonetheless, the authors claim copyright and thus prohibit modification, duplication, and distribution for profit. As a further caveat, note that the text is in a preliminary state and citation should therefore be considered judiciously. The pages will be subject to considerable modification over time. Please check back regularly.

For additional information pertaining to decompression sickness and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the author directs readers to the websites of Divers' Alert Network (http://www.diversalertnetwork.org) and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (http://www.uhms.org).

The views expressed in the text are those of the authors and thus do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration or other personnel of either the Sinai-Grace Hospital or the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine.

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