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I was posed a question today about recompressing a bent diver. It was asked that if a diver gets bent, then why can't they be taken back down(in a chamber of course) and treated like a saturation diver. Spending a long period of time recompressing. It was posed that this would be better than doing a series of chamber treatments with deep spikes. My reaction was that if this was feasible then I would think the people who deal with bends patients would have thought of this long ago. Secondly, if this was possible and even beter, then it would be extremely expensive. Maybe even to the point where it may not be possible for most facilities to afford this. This process may have two problems that I can see. First, could it possibly compound the problem due to the change in bubble dynamics? Secondly, would there be a high risk of O2 toxicity? I am unfamilar with the process of decompressing saturtion divers, but I would guess this is a real concern. Another thing is that there would most likely be a need for an attendant, so how would the attendant feel about going through that kind of treatment and would it be realistic? I feel that if this was possible people would been doing it! Any comments on this! Aloha Tony ANTHONY MONTGOMERY Marine Option Program Waikiki Aquarium 1000 Pope Road MSB #203 2777 Kalakaua Ave Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 Fax: (808) 956-2417 Fax: (808) 923-1771 Phone: (808) 956-6000 Phone: (808) 923-9741
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