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The Hyperbaric Treatment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Material mishandling
- Insufficient training
- 2. Pre-inspection of chamber
- Defective equipment
- Inappropriate maintenance
- 3. Cleaning hydrobaric chamber
- Chemical exposure
- Slippery surfaces
- 4. Equipment setup
- Electrocution
- Incorrect setup
- Tripping over wires
- 5. Checking life support system
- Oxygen toxicity
- Corrosion injury
- 6. Patient introduction to chamber
- Patient discomfort/panic
- Unattended patient
- 7. Chamber operation
- Explosion risk
- Decompression sickness
- 8. In-chamber care
- Barotrauma
- Dehydration
- Gas embolism
- 9. Communicate with patient
- Miscommunication
- Increased anxiety levels
- 10. Monitor patient’s vitals
- Medical equipment failure
- Misjudged patient response
- 11. Decompress the chamber
- Fast decompression
- Barotraumas
- 12. Post-treatment care
- Inadequate monitoring
- Improper care instructions
- 13. Report writing
- Poor documentation
- Loss of critical information
- 14. Chamber cleaning and maintenance
- Exposure to biohazard
- Chemical contact
- 15. Quality Assurance checks
- Incorrect report filing
- Not following checklists
- Lack of updates on changes in SOPs
- 16. Emergency handling
- Inadequate training
- Panic under pressure
- 17. Equipment storing
- Physical injury due to improper handling
- Damage or loss of equipment
- 18. Final debriefing
- Incomplete communication leading to misunderstandings
- 19. Waste disposal
- Exposure to biohazard
- Improper waste disposal leading to environmental concerns
- 20. Chamber shutdown for the day
- Improper shutdown procedures
- leaving critical systems on risking the integrity of the chamber