Hyperbaric chamber attendant safety II: 14-Year health review of multiplace chamber attendants

Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Cooper, Paul David ^a   Van Den Broek, Corry ^a   Smart, David R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Calvary Health Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barotrauma; Decompression sickness; Ear barotrauma; Hyperbaric facilities; Nursing; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY;

EID: 67651241788     PISSN: 18333516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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