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September 09-10, 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland

Global Summit on

International Conference on

Dermatology and Cosmetology

Wound Care, Tissue Repair and Regenerative Medicine

Joint Event

Journal of Dermatology Research and Skin Care | Volume 3

Dermatol Res Skin Care, Volume 3

Nursing hyperbaric patients in NHS Scotland: Challenges under pressure

Leanne Duffy

and

Michal Szygula

NHS Grampian, Scotland

NHS ScotlandHyperbaricMedicine Service:

NHS Grampian

hosts the NHS Scotland nationally designated hyperbaric

service in Aberdeen. The hyperbaric medical unit in NHS

Grampian is a BHA category 1 unit which means that we

have the ability to treat critically ill patients in an intensive

care setting. In this session we will discuss our national

treatment indications (excluding diving therapies) and set

out our processes for delivering a national service. We will

then go on to discuss the practical challenges of service

delivery.

The Nursing Challenge:

Nursing patients in the hyperbaric

chamber presents particular challenges. These include

physical challenges working in a tightly confined space,

the effects of pressure on people and equipment during

the delivery of care and particular medical challenges with

the varied nature of conditions that we treat. In addition

the resources that are immediately available in a hospital

environment may not be immediately available in the

hyperbaric chamber and there are limits on the equipment

we can use due to risks from pressure and fire. We will

discuss our staffing model which supports this treatment

capability.