Straight from Germany

[Copper Collar]

Bauer dropped off two new compressors at work last week. K42E verticals with P10 purification systems. 42scfm at 5000 psi times 2.

[Copper Collar]

Totally forgot to get a picture of our recompression chamber today (what these compressors are going to feed). Maybe I'll remember on Monday.

[kmoose]

That would sure speed things up in our blending room!

[Copper Collar]

This is our chamber. 8 People in the inner lock and 4 people in the outer lock.

[kmoose]

What is the use profile? Hyperbaric O2 Treatment?

[Copper Collar]

Recompression treatment for AGE, DCS 1 and 2, HBO therapy treatments, altitude DCS. Most treatment tables are going to start at 60ft and 100% O2.

[kmoose]

Originally Posted by Copper Collar

Recompression treatment for AGE, DCS 1 and 2, HBO therapy treatments, altitude DCS. Most treatment tables are going to start at 60ft and 100% O2.

60 ft of in-water on 100% would be beyond risky for a seizure. Under controlled environments such as this chamber, what depth range do you start seeing O2 toxicity issues? My friends and I do some very remote tech spearfishing and our considerations for IWR max is at 42 fsw at 100%.

[Copper Collar]

Originally Posted by kmoose

60 ft of in-water on 100% would be beyond risky for a seizure. Under controlled environments such as this chamber, what depth range do you start seeing O2 toxicity issues? My friends and I do some very remote tech spearfishing and our considerations for IWR max is at 42 fsw at 100%.

For reasons still unknown to science the body will take 100% O2 deeper in a chamber than it will in the water column. In water D stops on 100% 02 for us don't start until 30ft, but we will do 50/50 deeper.

To limit O2 toxicity the PX takes air breaks between O2 breathing periods. For instance a treatment table 6 is probably the most common treatment table that you would go on and would be as follows:

3 min descent to 60ft
20min O2
5min Air
20min O2
5min Air
20min O2
5min Air
Go on O2 and leave 60ft to 30ft at 1ft min
15min Air
60min O2
15min Air
60min O2, stay on O2 and leave 30ft to surface at 1ft min

[kmoose]

Very interesting. I could go through a lot of chicken wings discussing this topic with you. Thanks for your response. Hope to meet you at a gathering someday.