Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment which enhances the body's natural healing process by inhalation of 100% oxygen in a total body chamber where atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled. It is used for a wide variety of treatments usually as a part of an overall medical care plan.
Applications of HBOT :
Air or Gas Embolism
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Compartment Syndrome / Crush Injury
Other Traumatic lschemias
Decompression Sickness (Bends)
Diabetic Wounds
Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
Gas Gangrene
Intracranial Abscess
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Osteoradionecrosis and Radiation Tissue Damage