INDIA. MONOPLACE HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CHAMBER
installed by Bird Medical Devices, Mumbai, India
The Deperatment of Burns & Research at
Jubilee Mission Hospital, Trichur, Kerala.
(Headed by Dr.Prashant Varkey -
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon)
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Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy has now slowly started
capturing the interest of doctors in India.
A great lag has come to a pass in our country over the years as compared
to the practice of Hyperbaric Medicine in the Western world and in the
Orient where thousands of Hyperbaric chambers are functioning.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in India has been restricted to a few centers
and the reasons for its non expansion to other centers may be varied.
Doctors are rarely taught about hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
in medical school and therefore most do not know about the
benefits it renders. If physicians don't know about
a therapy, they obviously won't prescribe it.
Dr. Prashanth Varkey who heads South India’s first Hyperbaric unit is of the
opinion that Hyperbaric Medicine is much under utilized, and if employed
in well selected patients may help increase survival in many diseases.
Further more, Dr.Prashanth adds that a large majority
of medical doctors believe that HBOT should be
restricted to treatment of those rare conditions
with prior FDA approval.
There are more than 30,000 published scientific papers the subject, and who
advocate or use HBOT to treat patients with so-called off-label (non-FDA-approved)
conditions. Opponents of such expanded utilization of HBOT should admit that
they are remiss in their care of patients, they should open their minds,
educate themselves further, and change their ways.
We at Jubilee Hospital, as a group are intending not only to bring in the facility
of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for wound care but also HBOT chamber system
is classified as category I with the ability of taking care the critical patient
24 hours - just like a intensive care unit. Our group will also be involved
in creating awareness of the scope of this treatment in areas
as snake bite, septicemia, and traumatic brain
injury and also in newer areas as in cancer.
Mr.Bird, Owner at Bird Medical Devices says, that his organisation is
the only dedicated company in bringing affordable Hyperbaric
Oxygen TherapyChambers to India and are striving hard to
promote the "chamber of miracles" in India by
educating the medical community.
For further information:
BIRD MEDICAL DEVICES, BOMBAY, INDIA
Cell: 9769 484 123 (or) 9769 006 123 Tel: 91-22-65 655 123
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