Inside the hyperbaric oxygen chamber at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, London, England A medical technician helps a male patient with an ind

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Inside the hyperbaric oxygen chamber at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, London, England A medical technician helps a male patient with an individual oxygen mask. The chamber is used to treat various conditions including decompression illness, more commonly known by divers as “the bends”, carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation. Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) uses oxygen at a higher than atmospheric pressure.(MODEL RELEASED)

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