Our People: Central to healthcare
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Our People: Central to healthcare
Beyond ‘the bends’: 4,000 patients over 40 years at the RAH's hyperbaric chambers
CALHN Our People podcast | Season 2 | Episode 4 |
The RAH’s Hyperbaric Medicine Unit provides critical treatment for people with damage linked with previous radiation treatment, for wounds that are slow to heal, and for people experiencing sudden hearing loss. Other Medicare-approved conditions suited for treatment include persistent or dangerous bacterial infections such as gangrene, and crush injuries.
More than 70,000 high pressure oxygen treatments have been delivered at the RAH’s Hyperbaric Unit, serving 4,000 patients over 40 years.
Former Navy Clearance Diver Troy Pudney is Senior Hyperbaric Chamber Supervisor at the RAH.
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