Wilbur T. Workman, MS, CAsP, CHT, FAsMA, FUHM

Clinical Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation – Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze?

10/01/2008

Wilbur T. Workman , MS, CAsP, CHT, FAsMA, FUHM;

As many in wound care know, the field of hyperbaric medicine has grown geometrically during the past five to 10 years. In the end, this is a good thing. However, this rapid rate of growth has also produced many challenges for our...

As many in wound care know,...

10/01/2008

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Low-Pressure Portable Hyperbaric Chambers: The Pandora’s Box of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

05/24/2022

Wilbur T. Workman , MS, CAsP, CHT, FAsMA, FUHM;

There are many, many practitioners advertising that they offer “hyperbaric oxygen therapy” but using equipment that is not cleared for use by the FDA at all, or if cleared for use by the FDA, is only cleared for the treatment of altitude...

There are many, many...

05/24/2022

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HBOT

A Closer Look at Hyperbaric Safety and Training

06/02/2020

Wilbur T. Workman , MS, CAsP, CHT, FAsMA, FUHM;

This author describes the risk posed by the increasing numbers of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) facilities operating with inadequate training and little or no oversight. For the most part, those of us who operate hyperbaric medicine...

This author describes the risk...

06/02/2020

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The FDA’s Role In Marketing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

10/01/2008

Wilbur T. Workman , MS, CAsP, CHT, FAsMA, FUHM;

In response to a federal mandate, the FDA began to regulate hyperbaric chambers in 1976. The legislative source for this mandate is found in the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Act has been...

In response to a federal...

10/01/2008

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