Taxonomy Code 207PE0005X

The directory of Emergency Medicine Physicians (Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine) in La Mesa, California was last updated 1/9/2024

Emergency Medicine Physicians (Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine)
Taxonomy Code 207PE0005X

Classification: Emergency Medicine

Description

A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns, and bone infections. This specialist also serves as a consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations, and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.

Notes

Source: American Board of Emergency Medicine [7/1/2008: source added, additional resources added]

Additional Resources: Additional Resources: www.abem.org & American Board of Preventive Medicine www.abprevmed.org