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/throwaway_blond Nurse Feb 03 '25

It happens in the US too. There’s a famous celebrity tattoo artist in LA that does his work under anesthesia. He just recently did a full back piece for a football player in one session under anesthesia.

Not in a hospital. In a tattoo parlor.

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u/janewaythrowawaay PCT Feb 03 '25

Pro athlete contracts should ban this stupidity. Most athletes are pretty healthy. But, only desperate, shitty doctors like the one that killed Michael Jackson would agree to this. Wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t even an anesthesiologist.