Vicc,

I must disagree with you. The HBOT chamber I attend has 12 people in it. All patients are carefully monitored and observations done before and after their treatment. Diabetics especially are prone to hypoglycaemia as a result of the treatment and can slip into a coma if not observed carefully over the 2 hours of treatment.
Have you ever been witness to someone collapse with oxygen toxicity? I have actually been extremely grateful for the medical staff who were able to resuscitate me.
Many patients have problems equallizing their ears and need a member of staff to assist them to do so so as not to risk blowing out their eardrums and some pateints can very quickly develop pulmonary embolus, this is, as you know a life and death situation.
As you have repeatedly said, it is imperative to get the treatment just right in terms of oxygen and ATA levels and this requires a team of well educated and skilled practitioners to achieve.
Many of the patients having treatment are actually critically ill with major infections and other severe illnesses. HBOT chambers are filled with unwell people and these patients must have the same level of care in the chamber as they would in a high dependency unit.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is not a treatment that I would liken to getting a prescription made up for the first time---the risks factor is far greater and your analogy of having a "nurse follow them around" is greatly underestimating the complexity of the treatment.
Tayla