The field of hyperbaric medicine, along with hyperbaric centers throughout the United States and abroad, continues to grow. This growth has been exponential, touting an increase from 350 centers in 1993 to well over 2,500 programs today. With this progression exists a need to establish a resource guideline for developing complete and comprehensive policies and procedures for clinical hyperbaric units. (Preface, Policy and Procedural Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facilities, Best Publishing Company, 2017)
Policy and Procedural Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facilities the guidelines
The guidelines provided in this document will benefit the diverse group of physicians, nurses, tecnicians, and allied health-care peronnel in the hyperbaric field as they customize their unit-specific policies and procedures. The contributing authors are comprised of established experts in the field of undersea and hyperbaric medicine. They are a diverse group of physicians, nurses, and technologists who devoted an extensive amount of time and energy into producing this resource document of the highest quality. Specific acknowledgements can be found in the List of Contributors section of the book.
Endorsement from Baromedical Nurses Association (BNA)
The Baromedical Nurses Association (established 1985) provides a forum for hyperbaric nursing that encompasses quality, safety, teamwork, mentoring, research, education, and nursing guidelines of standards of care for the patient receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The Baromedical Nurses Association endorses the Policy and Procedural Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facilities as guidelines to enable hyperbaric facilities to develop and/or endorse their unit-specific policies.
Introduction to the Role of Safety Director
For more hands on education in the areas of Hyperbaric Safety register for Introduction to the Role of Safety Director. This comprehensive 2-day live course provides participants with the required tools for effectively carrying out the role of safety director. Course Information: Introduction to the Role of Safety Director.
This course is a precurser to earning Hyperbaric Certified - Safety (HC-S) Certificate of Added Qualification.
"This course has greatly increased my awareness for safety in HBOT. I have a better understanding of how and why certain safety aspects apply."
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