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Table 10 Minimum staff qualifications suggested by HOTFIG. 10<br />
Staff Qualification Training Experience Patient<br />
Type*<br />
Medical Staff<br />
Consultant<br />
hyperbaric physician<br />
Diploma in<br />
hyperbaric<br />
medicine<br />
<strong>Hyperbaric</strong> physician Registered medical<br />
doctor<br />
Inside Attendant<br />
Critical care trained Minimum<br />
standards as set in<br />
HOTFIG<br />
No critical care<br />
training<br />
Outside Attendant<br />
Minimum<br />
standards as set in<br />
HOTFIG<br />
Critical care trained Minimum<br />
standards as set in<br />
HOTFIG<br />
No critical care<br />
training<br />
<strong>Chamber</strong> Operators<br />
<strong>Hyperbaric</strong> technical<br />
officer<br />
Minimum<br />
standards as set in<br />
HOTFIG<br />
<strong>Hyperbaric</strong><br />
technical officer<br />
Monoplace operators First aid and<br />
oxygen<br />
resuscitation<br />
Diploma course 12 months All<br />
Introductory course<br />
in HBOT<br />
Comments<br />
Desirable P1 Have<br />
communication<br />
link to a<br />
consultant<br />
hyperbaric<br />
physician<br />
5 days 20 hours All Critical care<br />
experience and<br />
fitness to dive<br />
5 days 20 hours P1 or P2 Fitness to dive<br />
5 days 20 hours All Critical care<br />
experience and<br />
optional fitness<br />
to dive<br />
5 days 20 hours P1 or P2 Optional fitness<br />
to dive<br />
Minimum<br />
standards as set in<br />
HOTFIG<br />
Minimum<br />
standards as set in<br />
HOTFIG<br />
50 cycles of<br />
occupied<br />
chambers<br />
Work<br />
experience<br />
<strong>Hyperbaric</strong> oxygen therapy 17<br />
All<br />
P1 or P2 Doctor available<br />
in three minutes<br />
*HOTFIG patient type classification: P1 = elective / non-medical intervention patients, P2 = patients requiring adjunctive medical intervention,<br />
P3 = critically ill patients. The medical director of the hyperbaric facility has responsibility for patient classification.<br />
HOTFIG also recommends that minimum staffing levels be appropriately determined<br />
based on the following factors: type of chamber, type and number of patients, treatment<br />
parameters, and backup and emergency management resources. Table 11 summarises<br />
HOTFIG recommendations.