Experimental use of a transportable hyperbaric chamber durable for 15 psi at 3700 meters above sea level

Wilderness Environ Med. 2000 Spring;11(1):21-4. doi: 10.1580/1080-6032(2000)011[0021:euoath]2.3.co;2.

Abstract

A transportable hyperbaric chamber durable for 15 psi of pressure was used to treat a patient suffering from moderate acute mountain sickness at 3700 m above sea level. The symptoms were ameliorated a few minutes after pressurization in the chamber. After a 20-minute stay in the chamber, the patient was completely free of symptoms. Since the chamber can be inflated by using compressed air from a cylinder, no strenuous work was required of the operators. This transportable chamber seems to be useful for the treatment of high-altitude disorders at around 3000 m above sea level.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Altitude
  • Altitude Sickness / therapy*
  • Atmospheric Pressure
  • Environmental Medicine*
  • Humans
  • Hyperbaric Oxygenation / instrumentation*
  • Male
  • Transportation of Patients*