207PE0005X Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician

Definition: A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns, and bone infections. This specialist also serves as a consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations, and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
Grouping: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Specialization: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Section: Individual
Notes: Source: American Board of Emergency Medicine [7/1/2008: source added, additional resources added] Additional Resources: Additional Resources: www.abem.org & American Board of Preventive Medicine www.abprevmed.org

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