Used to treat decompression illness caused by excess nitrogen loading of tissues due to: diving too deep, staying down too long, going down too many times in a day, not doing enough in-water decompression OR ascending too quickly while holding your breath. The recompression chamber provides oxygen at high pressure to hypoxic/anoxic tissues; increased pressure reduces bubble size to help restore circulation to affected area(s). 

Other proven uses of HBO Therapy include: carbon monoxide poisoning; delayed radiation injury of the soft tissue or bones, including osteoradionecrosis; gas gangrene; skin grafts and flaps that are not healing well; necrotic soft tissue infections; and anaemia due to severe blood loss (when transfusions are not an option). 

The previous chamber (1976-2011) was a Perry double-lock, multiplace, 60"-diameter unit which provided treatment to over 340 divers, of which approximately 60% have been local fishermen. The current hyperbaric chamber is a HYTECH 2m-diameter double-lock, walk-in unit, capable of holding 6-8 people at a time (right). The chamber uses Oxygen or NITROX gas, with demand or free-flow delivery systems and advanced life-support capabilities for treating more serious diving accidents.