Question on chamber

[exnewwavedivers]

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I haven't really kept myself abreast with the progress in scuba diving. If one
is bent or embolised while diving with nitrox, what is the recompression
protocol used by the chamber doctors and personnel? I assume they cannot use
the US Navy's compressed air protocol.

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[Friggincold]

More than likely the chamber operators would use a USN Table 6 or 6A for the treatment. The chamber treatment is the same for air or nitrox in the recreational depth range. There are a alot of variables in choosing a table but those would be the tables to start with given the basic information in the question. There are other tables out there such as the Comex and Royal Navy tables. But I think the standard for the US is still USN tables. Hope this helps.
Friggincold

 

[Liquid]

What's wrong with the USN tables?

Every graduate of nitrox course should know how to calculate the air equivalent.

 

[scubadoc]

This is the answer that was sent to this individual who emailed us at Diving medicine Online:

"The bent nitrox diver is treated in the same manner as an air dive incident, taking into account the possibility of extra oxygen exposure. (NOAA Diving Manual, 15-3.)"

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scubadoc
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[exnewwavedivers]

Thanks for the info, guys.