This Prime Time News feature aired on August 11, 2020 on TVJ features the life-saving work of the team at the Discovery Bay Marine Lab (DBML) who manage Jamaica’s only hyperbaric chamber. The DBML hyperbaric chamber is used to treat compression illness caused by excess nitrogen loading of tissues which can come with incorrect diving techniques. Check out the TVJ feature Deep and Deadly Dive: https://www.televisionjamaica.com/primetimenews/video/20228-deep-amp-deadly-dive
For more on the DBML, its work and facilities: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/cms/dbml/dbml.html
Published on 14 Aug, 2020
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