[The hyperbaric chamber, a hostile working environment]

Thierry Joffre; Nathalie Tomasso; Alexandre Guy; Jean-Guy Martinez; Karim Tazarourte

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2018.03.016

[The hyperbaric chamber, a hostile working environment]

Rev Infirm. 2018 Jun-Jul;67(242):23-24. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2018.03.016.

[Article in French]

Authors

Thierry Joffre¹, Nathalie Tomasso², Alexandre Guy², Jean-Guy Martinez², Karim Tazarourte²

Affiliations

¹ Service de médecine hyperbare, Hôpital Édouard-Herriot, 3, place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France. Electronic address: thierry.joffre@chu-lyon.fr.
² Service de médecine hyperbare, Hôpital Édouard-Herriot, 3, place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France.

PMID: 29907173
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2018.03.016

Abstract

Nursing practice in the hyperbaric environment draws on very specific skills. This setting, which is presented as a therapeutic tool in a range of indications, is also a hostile care environment for health professionals. A team from Lyon reveals the characteristics of nursing practice in a hyperbaric chamber.

Keywords: caisson hyperbare; hyperbaric chamber; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; nursing care; oxygénothérapie hyperbare; pression; pressure; risks; risque; soin infirmier.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological*
Environment
Health Personnel
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation / instrumentation*
Hyperbaric Oxygenation / nursing
Occupational Diseases / etiology*
Patient Care Team / standards
Practice Patterns, Nurses'
Workplace*