Hyperbaric and hypobaric chamber fires: A 73-year analysis

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Sheffield, P J ^a   Desautels, D A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chamber accident; Chamber fire safety; Hyperbaric chamber fires; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; National Fire Prevention Association chamber fire codes

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; FIRE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; STATISTICS;

ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; FIRES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION;

EID: 0031225427     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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