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HMS - Hyperbaric Medicine Section
Introduction
Naval Hyperbaric Centre has 3 multiplace chambers. Two are equipped with intercom, patient monitoring systems, ventilators and toilet facilities and are used for treatments. The third chamber is used for RSN divers' and submariners' selection. The treatment chambers can accommodate non-ambulatory patients (i.e. lying or on wheel-chairs) and are able to manage intensive care and/or ventilated patients. Our chambers are on 24 hours stand-by for patients requiring emergency recompression treatment. We can be contacted at the following numbers: Appointments (Office Hours): 6796 4197 24-hours Emergency Hotline : 6758 1733
Our Patients
Naval Hyperbaric Centre extends the hyperbaric services to both military and the local/regional diving community (recreational and commercial). We also treat patients with medical conditions listed under the Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine Society.¹ Selection dives for the military divers and submariners are also conducted in Naval Hyperbaric Centre.
Our Chambers
Japanese Chamber Comex Chamber British Ten-Men Chamber Bara-Med Chamber "Mating" of British One-Man Chamber with British Ten-Men Chamber
¹Exceptional blood loss anaemia, intracranial abscess, actinomycosis, necrotizing soft tissue, osteomyelitis (refractory, chronic), delayed radiation injury, skin grafts and flaps, thermal burns, arterial gas embolism, decompression sickness infections, carbon monoxide poisoning, Clostridial myositis and myonecrosis (gas gangrene), crush injury, compartment syndrome and other acute ischaemias and enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds. Treatment of these cases requires the approval of Head NUMC.