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hlthe2b

(112,365 posts)
5. Can you imagine watching your child be burned alive--immolated in a flash? OMG
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 03:20 PM
8 hrs ago

Honestly, how can even those who never got past high school biology/chemistry not realize the risk--especially for a child in these devices--much less anyone else? These aren't the hyperbaric chamber 'ROOMs" that are depicted for divers and others, but basically tombs. Hell, I could not even stand a tanning bed--too claustrophobic, but I damned well know how flammable pure oxygen is. Damn!

And, no, I'm not saying hyperbaric oxygen does not have a multitude of valid uses--in fact, more than we are doing now because of cost. Take the cancer patient with unhealed, horrific skin lesions post-radiation. This would be incredibly useful, but rarely used because of availability and cost.

But a child that is awake and with questionable indications? Good gawd.

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The uneducated leading the gullible into danger. Bad combo. marble falls 9 hrs ago #1
Some athletes use them. milestogo 9 hrs ago #2
got hyperbaric treatments when my toe was amputated rampartd 8 hrs ago #3
That's interesting about the glasses. dameatball 7 hrs ago #8
Oxygen overload can cause death. John1956PA 8 hrs ago #4
I think he was huffing argon, or some other inert gas. nt mr715 7 hrs ago #14
Oh, thanks. I saw the nasal-oral mask and made the wrong assumption. John1956PA 6 hrs ago #16
It is a Lynch film mr715 5 hrs ago #19
Can you imagine watching your child be burned alive--immolated in a flash? OMG hlthe2b 8 hrs ago #5
Money Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #6
Meanwhile Congress thinks that Hemp is a more important issue. cstanleytech 7 hrs ago #7
Hmmmm . . . AverageOldGuy 7 hrs ago #9
it sure didn't help him banish wrinkles Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #10
Suggest he take some weed in with him to improve the effect. erronis 7 hrs ago #11
Towards the end canetoad 6 hrs ago #17
Oh geez IcyPeas 7 hrs ago #12
Apollo 1 Retrograde 7 hrs ago #13
Thanks for that very unhappy reminder. Odd they didn't test for that situation before. erronis 6 hrs ago #15
Ohhh, I remember that but not why it happened. electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #20
Thanks for a very interesting article canetoad 5 hrs ago #18
Geeebbzzzz, how horrific! electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #21
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