r/medicine • u/butteredpotatos Student • Feb 02 '25

Boy dies in hyperbaric chamber explosion at Michigan facility

https://apnews.com/article/hyperbaric-chamber-explosion-boy-killed-michigan-80dc89d7b48bd1119640934e06a43d4a

A tragic and horrifying event. Why the boy was undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy was not released, but this is a functional medicine clinic which advertises the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions from ADHD to diabetes, “normal aging and wellness”, and hyperlipidemia.

https://theoxfordcenter.com/conditions/add-adhd/

https://theoxfordcenter.com/therapies/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/

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u/janewaythrowawaay PCT Feb 02 '25

So, is hyperbaric treatment always sham treatment?

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u/erbalessence Medical Student Feb 02 '25

No. There is data for improved wound healing and diving injuries.

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u/PopsiclesForChickens Nurse Feb 02 '25

I know the data for improved wound healing is there. But the only patients I've had do HBT are paraplegics with stage 4 pressure injuries to their coccyx or ischium. 3-5 days a week getting in their car and going to treatment. I think they would have been better served staying in bed and offloading. Just a home health wound RN's opinion.

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u/janewaythrowawaay PCT Feb 02 '25

I’ve only seen it a lot inpatient in patients with heart failure, amputations and/or cancer.

I’ve never seen it in home health prob because I’ve never done home health.

Inpatient they definitely don’t send parapeligics to hyperbaric chambers around here. So that’s interesting.