Selecting a Suitable Disinfectant for your Hyperbaric Chamber Francois Burman, PE, MSc, UHMSDSA / January 2025 Introduction Selecting an appropriate, safe, and hyperbaric chamber friendly disinfectant is often mistakenly assumed as the most important action in controlling the spread of any harmful pathogens. Effective infection control requires all the following steps: Identify the pathogens of...Read More
Please contact the ATMO education office if you have any questions or concerns: (210) 614-3688You can also email us at: education@hyperbaricmedicine.com Thank you for choosing the Hyperbaric Facility Maintenance (HFM) course. Module 1 (HFM1) will be conducted over the Zoom video conference platform. HFM1 will be live-streaming (not a recording). You will use the same...Read More
The purpose of this practice quiz is to familiarize you with the functionality of the daily quizzes you will take in the Hyperbaric Medicine Team Training course Pay attention to the question navigation and the ability to check an answer before proceeding to another question If you have technical difficulties, please contact ATMO at (210)...Read More
Complacency: A Universal Hazard Robert Sheffield, CHT-Admin / September 2022 Introduction I recently returned from a professional society meeting; and brought home COVID – as did many of those in attendance, including six of my personal friends. My recent experience contracting COVID made me think about the nature of risk, my choices, and complacency. Objectives...Read More
You must achieve at least 70% on the quiz to receive MOC LLSA credit. Upon successful completion of the quiz, the ABPM will be notified of your LLSA credits.Read More
Please contact the ATMO education office if you have any questions or concerns: (210) 614-3688You can also email us at: education@hyperbaricmedicine.com Thank you for choosing the Hyperbaric Safety Director (HSD) course. The course will be conducted over the Zoom video conference platform. The course will be live-streaming (not a recording). You will use the same...Read More
Please contact the ATMO education office if you have any questions or concerns: (210) 614-3688You can also email us at: education@hyperbaricmedicine.com Thank you for choosing Hyperbaric Medicine Team Training (HMTT). The course will be conducted over the Zoom video conference platform. The course will be live-streaming (not a recording). You will use the same Zoom...Read More
Please contact the ATMO education office if you have any questions or concerns: (210) 614-3688You can also email us at: education@hyperbaricmedicine.com Thank you for choosing The Wound Care Course (WC). The course will be conducted over the Zoom video conference platform. The course will be live-streaming (not a recording). You will use the same Zoom...Read More
Robert Sheffield, CHT and Kevin I. “Kip” Posey, CHT / January 2022 Introduction The concept of a checklist is at the heart of a hyperbaric safety program. Of all the safety tools to minimize risk in our facilities, the checklist is probably the most obvious, simple, powerful, and underutilized tool. Although we use various forms...Read More
These documents are accessible to attendees during the Hyperbaric Safety Director Course. This material is optional (not a required part of the course curriculum). Please download and save any documents of interest.Read More
These articles are accessible to attendees during the Hyperbaric Medicine Team Training courses. This material is optional (not a required part of the course curriculum). Please download and save any articles of interest.Read More
These articles are accessible to attendees during the Wound Care Course courses. This material is optional (not a required part of the course curriculum). Please download and save any articles of interest.Read More
These articles are accessible to attendees during the HMTT and HSD courses. This material is optional (not a required part of the course curriculum). Please download and save any articles of interest.Read More
Robert Sheffield, CHT and Kevin I. “Kip” Posey, CHT / July 2021 Introduction Ear barotrauma (i.e. “ear block”, “ear squeeze”) is the most common complication of hyperbaric treatment. It occurs when the pressure in the hyperbaric chamber is greater than the pressure in the middle ear. It is prevented by patient assessment, patient education, and...Read More
These videos are accessible to attendees during the HMTT course. Viewing this material is optional (not a required part of the HMTT course curriculum). The videos were recorded in the CHT and CHRN certification exam review course. In the video content, “the exam” does not refer to the HMTT course exam.Read More
Robert Sheffield, CHT and Francois Burman, Pr. Eng. April 2021 Static electricity is a safety concern in hyperbaric chambers. The National Fire Protection Association Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99) contains static control requirements for hyperbaric facilities and grounding requirements for hyperbaric chambers, chamber furniture, and chamber occupants. Hyperbaric Safety Directors should ensure that static...Read More
