Immediate application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy using a newly devised transportable chamber

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 412-415

  Shimada, Hitoshi ^a   Morita, Toshihiro ^a   Kunimoto, Fumio ^a   Saito, Shigeru ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

carbon monoxide intoxication; decompression; emergency; Gamow bag; Hyperbaric chamber

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTOXICATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030015305     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90063-7     Document Type: Article

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