Oxygen-Accelerated Decompression of Submarine Rescue and Diving Recompression System (SRDRS) Operators and Tenders

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to develop and man-test oxygen-accelerated decompression schedules for repetitive sub-saturation air exposures by SRDRS PRM Operators and SDC Tenders in pressurized DISSUB rescue scenarios. A secondary objective was to evaluate the performance of the MBS 2000 Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Pack (HOTP) (Dive Systems International),2 a lightweight closed-circuit breathing apparatus planned to support oxygen breathing requirements of decompression schedules in actual DISSUB rescue scenarios. This study was undertaken under Naval Sea Systems Command Task Assignment 01-1 & as the final phase of development of oxygen-accelerated decompression procedures for personnel involved in DISSUB rescue scenarios.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA442752

Entities

People

  • Wayne A. Gerth

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Breathing
  • Algorithms
  • Auditory Signals
  • Classification
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Health Services
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Partial Pressure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Training
  • Verification

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.