Respiratory diseases

In cases of carbon monoxide poisoning, the patient should be given pure oxygen as soon as possible. Hyperbaric therapy for the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning prevents various sequelae of carbon monoxide such as problems with memory, learning, personality changes, balance and coordination of movements. The therapy also helps people recover faster. In severe cases of poisoning, oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber saves lives. In conditions of carbon monoxide poisoning, hyperbaric oxygen aids the removal of CO from cells and blood by respiration or through its utilization in the body and reduces damage. The increased pressure reduces swelling in the area of damaged tissues.