This emerging technology uses a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to speed wound healing. The chamber contains concentrated, specially pressurized oxygen. Lying in this chamber, breathing normally increases the concentration of oxygen in the blood. This makes more oxygen available to damaged body tissues, which helps the tissues repair themselves.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be used for the treatment of difficult medical problems such as:

• Chronic problem wounds, including diabetic foot wounds
• Compromised grafts and flaps
• Radiation injury
• Chronic refractory Osteomyelitis
• Acute ischemias
• Necrotizing soft tissue infections
• Gas gangrene
• Carbon monoxide poisoning

For more information on Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, please call either the FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center located at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital at (910) 715-5971or the Center located at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital, at (910) 417-3635