Hyperbaric Chamber Deaths Raise Questions—but Divers Should Not Worry
A tragic incident in Arizona on 11 July has ignited some public debate and concerns around the safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. A physical therapist died following a flash fire inside a hyperbaric chamber at a health and wellness clinic in Lake Havasu City, which was not a medical-grade hyperbaric therapy facility. This is the second such fatality reported in the United States this year. In a similar case, a 5-year-old boy died in February when an oxygen-rich chamber exploded at a Michigan clinic.