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- Title
UHMS Position Statement: Minimum-staffing guidelines for multiplace hyperbaric facilities.
- Abstract
1. For multiplace (type A) hyperbaric facilities, the minimum patient to inside attendant (inside attendant refers to medical personnel who provide direct patient care and observation in a chamber during a hyperbaric treatment) ratios should typically be: a. For uncomplicated ambulatory patients, minimum staffing ratio of 6:1 (patient:attendant). b. For complicated patients requiring increased level of personal care, minimal staffing ration of 4:1 [1,2]. c. For critical care patient, minimum staffing ratio of 1:1 (ventilated patients may require 2 staff per patient). i. When critical care patients are treated along with either uncomplicated or complicated patients, staffing ratios for non-critical patients remain as above, regardless of the number of staff necessary to safely and effectively treat critical patients. 2. Minimum staff education/credentials are outlined in HBOHR 3.0 and described by the NBDHMT (see [3]). 3. The hyperbaric unit safety director and medical director have discretion to alter these ratios based on patient acuity, staff skill level, and clinical scenario.
- Publication
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, 2019, Vol 46, Issue 1, p93
- ISSN
1066-2936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22462/01.03.2019.13