Fire in the Hyperbaric Chamber Review of the Literature

Introduction: The authors of the article reviewed the available scientific literature, library resource bases and media reports in order to present the topic of safety in the hyperbaric environment and fire accidents in hyperbaric chambers. Since the topic of the safety of the use of the chambers in the context of the threat to the life and health of both patients, staff and safe personnel is an important medical issue, an attempt was made to present the topic, description of accidents and numerous observations were made.

Material and methods: Review of scientific literature and multimedia materials from the library collections.

Results: A fire in a hyperbaric chamber, which exposes patients, staff and technical staff to the risk of loss of health and life, is the lack of compliance with procedures and the use of adequate algorithms based on them.