Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Weekly Checks

During the weekly check, the patient’s strap and cord are checked with an ohm meter to ensure it falls within normal limits to use. If the strap or cord are out of specifications (specs), they are discarded and replaced. The chamber is then checked to see that it falls within its specs and grounded properly to the building. There are a couple of locations on the chamber that are checked with the ohm meter as well. If the chamber grounding is out of specifications to the building or its ground attachment, the chamber is immediately taken out of service. From there, corrective measures must be made and approved by the Safety Director which will be documented prior to that chamber being placed back in service.