Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Hyperbaric Chamber Information ...

approved course (two weeks minimum), six months full time (or equivalent)
supervised training in a recognised hospital with a consultant hyperbaric physician,
and possession of a Diploma in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine administered by
SPUMS or equivalent;
• hyperbaric physician – a physician with training and experience in hyperbaric
medicine who is able to prescribe HBOT and is medically accountable for the safety
of patients and staff. Minimum requirements are less than those for a consultant
hyperbaric physician and include full registration as a medical practitioner by the
appropriate Medical Registration Board and successful completion of an introductory
course in hyperbaric medicine;
• hyperbaric attendant – a person who has successfully completed a course to a level at
or exceeding hyperbaric attendant qualifications as provided by the Hyperbaric
Nurses Courses in Australia. An “inside” attendant should be medically fit to enter
the chamber with a skill set reflective of the needs of the patients undergoing
treatment. The “outside” attendant need not be medically fit to enter the chamber
unless emergency protocols require such entry.
• chamber operators – monoplace operators and hyperbaric technical officers are
personnel who have completed training courses, the minimum standards of which
are suggested in HOTFIG.
A general outline of staff qualifications is given in Table 10.
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