Sunday, April 4, 2010

1. Juramentado, 1983
Full movie (click here)
(2 hrs) with:
Ramon Revilla, Karim Kiram, Jesse Ramos, Leopoldo Salcedo, Rosemarie Sonora, Tessa Tuazon, Johnnie Wilson, Paul Vance, Steve Rogers, David Light, Robert Marius*, Bert Spoor
Dir: Efren C Pinon
Juramentado, in Philippine history, refers to a male Moro swordsman who attacked and killed targeted Christian police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself, the martyrdom undertaken as an unorthodox form of personal jihad. Unlike an amok, who commits acts of random violence against Muslims and non-Muslims alike, a juramentado was a dedicated, premeditated, and sometimes highly-skilled killer who prepared himself through a ritual of binding, shaving, and prayer in order to accomplish brazen public religious murder armed only with edged weapons.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/juramentado#ixzz3XpfhEksD

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/113594002597590518952/albums/6116787976439909777/6116787986477403778

*****

2. The Firebird Conspiracy, 1984
Full Movie (5/5), with:
Steve Rogers ( for Bruce Baron ), Jesse Ramos, Joonee Gamboa, Vic Dias, Dick Israël, Willy Williams, Paul Vance, Nick Nicholson*, Pita Wittle, Peter Walker, “crazy” Willy Moralez *, Bert Spoor. Puzon Prod. ,Pio Lee
Dir. June Gaillardo* / Vittorio Romero

The war in Vietnam reaches its bloody climax. Against this background, the superpowers hunt for a secret document on microfilm that, when it got into the wrong hands, could destroy the world. Captain Beck of the US Navy is instructed to bring the South Vietnamese Agent Van Tuyen and his family safely across the border to Thailand. The Pentagon, the White House and the CIA suspected that Van Tuyen, has the documents in his possession...

Part 1/5

part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5

and:
Clip: The Execution
(00:45 sec)

*****

3. Hellcamp
aka Opposing Force, 1984
with:
Tom Skerit, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Zerby, Lisa Eickhorn,
James Gaines, Warren Mclean, Steve Rogers, Henry Strzalkowski,
Willy Williams , George Cheung, Bill Kipp, Steve Cook, Roy Batiwala
Renato Morado, David Light, Berto Spoor. eo.
Dir. Eric Karson
Full movie (click here)

The commander of an Air Force camp simulates prisoner-of-war, however conditions for realistic training goes too far, creating all too real torture situations. He prays on the only woman in the experiment.

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David, Richard, Bill and me.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x27qq7j_opposing-force-hellcamp1_

*****
4. Missing in Action 1, 1984
aka 'A matter of Honor',
With:
Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, Willie Williams, Erni Ortega *, Bert Spoor. Lance Hool, Ken Metcalfe*,Yoram Globus & Menahem GolanCannon Prod.Dir. Joseph Zito

Full Movie
MIA 1 (click here)
(1:37:30)
Colonel Braddock, who escaped a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp 10 years earlier, returns to Vietnam to find American soldiers listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War.

Chuck and I open this scene.. The grenade jump..(02:50)

Missing in Action 1, Grenade Jump by firebert1

*****

5. The Devastator aka Kings Ransom aka The Destroyers

1985 (Final Mission) with:
Richard Hill, Don Gordon Bell, David Light, Nick Nicholson*, Henry Strzalkowski, Steve Rogers, Bill Kipp, Bert Spoor.
Premier Production Dir. Cirio Santiago *

Full Movie click here
1hr.18 min

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and:
Clip, 'car hunt'..(1.47 min)

Kings Ransom akaThe Destroyers aka The... by bert-e-spoor kings-ransom-akathe-destroyers-aka-the-devastator-1985_shortfilms

*****

6. Blackfire, 1985
with:
James Gaines, Rom Kristoff, Richard Harrison, David Light,
Tony Carrion*, Bert Spoor
Dir. Teddy Page
Full Movie (1:27:50)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BertESpoordeRave/posts/4km9kzQFY25?pid=6179210459476573506&oid=113594002597590518952
and
Clip
(02:42 min)

BlackFire 1985, trailer

*****
7. American Ninja, 1985:
with:

Michael Dudikoff, John Fujioka, Tadashi Yamashita, Steve James, Henry Strzalkowski, David Light, James Gaines, Juliet Lee, Eric Hahn, Tony Carrion*,
Steve Cook, Don Stewart, Berto Spoor
Cannon Prod.
Dir. Sam Firstenberg

Full Movie..Click here
(length: 1:31:40 m)

Clip. Training camp
(02:41 min)

AMERICAN NINJA Training camp by firebert1

******

8. Blood Depts, 1985:
with:
James Gaines, Don Gordon, Willy Williams, Richard Harrison, Mike Monty, Dick Israël, Willie Moralez *, Bert Spoor
Direct: Teddy Page
Full Movie
(1:34:50 min)

Clip, shot by Richard...
(length 01:59 min)

Blood Depts, clip shot by Richard by firebert1

******

9. Behind Enemy Lines aka Attackforce Nam, 1986
with:
David Caradine*, Steve James, Eric Hahn, Bill Kipp, James Gaines, Willie Williams, Henry Strzalkowski, Bert Spoor, Ken Metcalfe*, Cannon Prod.
Dir. Gideon Amir

Full Movie
(1hr 26min)

Attack Force NAM by crazedigitalmovies
or

(Photo's and clips, click here)
******

10. Equalizer 2000 1986
with: Robert Patrick,
Richard Norton, Don Gordon Bell, Eric Hahn, Henry Strzalkowski, Nick Nicholson, Vic Diaz, Steve Cook, Willy Moralez*, Bert Spoor.
Premier Prod.
Dir. Cirio Santiago*
Full Movie, click here

*****

11. SILK 1986:
with:

Cec Verrel, Bill McLaughlin, Don Gordon Bell, David Light, Joonee Gamboa,
Steve Rogers, Willie Williams, Nick Nicholson, Bent Pederson,
Eric Hahn, Don Gordon, Vic Diaz, Bert Spoor. Henry Strzalkowski,
Premier Prod.
Dir. Cirio Santiago*

Full Movie

Clip.
(01:38 min)
SILK Trailer by firebert1

*****
12. Women of Valor 1986
with:
Susan Sarandon, Kristy McNichols, Alberta Watson, Eric Hahn,
Carlos Palacios, Bert Spoor,
Cast. Ken Metcalfe
Dir. Buzz Kuli

****
13. Platoon 1986,
with:
Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Tom Berrenger, Henry Strzalkowski, Francesco Quinn*, Johnny Depp, Raphael Shulz, Nick Nicholson*,
Eric Hahn, Bert E. Spoor.
Dir. Oliver Stone

Full Movie click here
(2 hrs)

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/113594002597590518952/albums/6123504175667478993/6123504189552621394

and:
The shotgun
(3:14 min)

Platoon - Clip Smokin' weed.. by bert-e-spoor

Deleted sceens..

Platoon - deleted scenes, different ending door bert-e-spoor

****

14. Braddock, Missing in Action 3 1987
1987/88 with:

Chuck Norris, Roland Harrah lll*, Yehuda Efroni, Ken Metcalfe*, Bert E. Spoor

Cannon Prod. Golan /Globus.

Dir. Aaron Norris

( helicopter crash Naic Cavite, 30 May 1987, 4 dead *)

also see:
headline Manila news.

Full Movie

(1:44:20 min)

*****
15. A Dangerous life, 1988
aka The 4 Day Revolution
with:
Gary Busey, Joonee Gamboa, Tony Carrion*, Bert Spoor.
Hanna Barbara Prod.
Dir. Robert Markowitz
Full Movie (2:42:49)

*****

16. Hamburger Hill, full Movie

(1:45:05)
with:

Anthony Barille, Maichel Boatman, Don Cheadle,

Eric Hahn, Bert Spoor,

Dir. John Irvin

(or in Daily Motion)

*****
17. Return from the river Kwai, 1989
Daily Motion 1/2 &2/2,
with:
George Takei, Edward Fox, Nick Tate, Timothy Bottom,
Chris Penn*, Eric Hahn, Robert Kelley, Bert Spoor.
Dir. Andrew Mc. Laglen

*****

18. Indio 1989
Full movie.
with:
Brian Dennehey, Marvin Hagler, Francesco Quinn*, Kaye Wade,
Chuck Hicks, David Light, Bert Spoor.
Dir. Anthony Dawson aka Antonio Margheritti

****
19. The B-team aka Above the war 1989
Comedy, with:
Richard Harrison, Romano Kristoff, Mike Monty, Bert Spoor,
AD. Henry Strzalkowski,
Dir. Ken Watanabe

(Daily Motion) )

(1hr.35m)

Clip:

'Fresh water stream'..?!! (40 sec)

*****
20. Born on the 4th of July 1990
with:
Willem Dafoe, Tom Cruise ,Tom Berringer, Henry Strzalkowski,
Bert E. Spoor. Ken Metcalfe*,
Dir. Oliver Stone
Full movie, click here.
(2:18:10)

https://plus.google.com/photos/113594002597590518952/albums/6070817680367841009/6070817687979309106

*****
21. Demonstone
aka Heartstone aka Deathstone 1989
with:

R. Lee Ermey, Jan-Michael Vincent, Nancy Everhard,
Eric Hahn, Bert Spoor.

Direct. Andrew Prowse

Full Movie, 1/10

part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5,
part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10

*****

22. Delta force 2, the Columbian Connection 1990
with:
Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin,George Kennedy, Bert E. Spoor,
Eric Hahn, Steve James, Ken Metcalfe*,
Cannon Prod
Dir. Aaron Norris
(2nd helicopter crash ,: 16 may 1989, 5 dead )
Geoff Brewer, Mike Graham, Don Marshall, Gadi Danzig, Jojo Imperiale *

Full Movie (click here)

(1:45:59)

and
A training with Chuck (1m:28sec)

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BertESpoordeRave/posts/3ipRSYV8ba1?pid=6119429072612445618&oid=113594002597590518952

It's a wrap...
Direct Aaron Norris and Joao Fernandes 1st cameraman,
(whose shoulder I fixed in Missing in Action.)

..and with Chuck.

****

Interview 1: by Andrew Leavold...
Interview 2: by Mike Haberfelner.

http://www.oliverstone.com/
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Friday, April 2, 2010

Healing power of : Light. (16)

Groundbreaking research involving primary school students, has demonstrated that various light concentrations and colours improve the children's ability to concentrate.

We can't see the full spectrum of the sun. Our visible light is a built up from the colors of the rainbow, making it 'white' light. But most of the sun's radiated energy is beyond our perceptions as the above picture shows.

Since October 2009, each classroom at Veltvest primary school in the town of Wintelre in the south of the Netherlands has been equipped with lights of different colours and intensities. These have been defined as standard (normal) light, energy-enhancing light, concentration light and restful light.
Pupils who studied under lamps with an intense blue tint achieved test scores that were 8.7 percent higher than those who studied under normal lighting. After a month, their results were 13.7 percent higher.

Headteacher Jane van der Heijden: "In the morning, we start with a bright light to help increase energy and we mostly end the day with a warm peaceful light which can accompany a nice talk or creative activity. Both the children and the teachers are positive about the range of lighting."

The research is a joint effort by the University of Twente's Educational Organisation and Management team and electronics giant Philips and has been dubbed SchoolVision.

~~~~

Color is simply a form of visible light, of electromagnetic energy. All color spectrums reflected in the rainbow carry their own unique healing properties.

We are in a world where color dominates our lives, from reading signs on the road to seeing if fruit is ripe to eat. Colors eventually affect our moods, although we tend to use and experience color everyday in our lives without even realize it.
Color therapy, also known as chromotherapy, is often facilitated in the healing rooms of alternative health practitioners. Color therapy is classified as a vibrational healing modality. Vibrational medicine incorporates the use of chi energies within living organisms such as plants, gemstones and crystals, water, sunlight, and soundwaves.

A therapist trained in color therapy applies light and color in the form of tools, visualization, or verbal suggestion to balance energy in the areas of our bodies that are lacking of balanced cellular vibration, be it physically, emotionally, spiritually, or mentally.

The effects of colors:

RED stimulates brain wave activity, increases heart rate, respirations and blood pressure, excites sexual glands. It energizes the first chakra (coccyx). It warms us and awakens us physically and energizes our blood. It is a good color to wear when we have colds and poor circulation. Too much red can over stimulate and make some illnesses worse. High blood pressure is an indicator of too much red energy in the body. It is a color for war, prosperity, fire, and rising sun. Spiritually it is the root color of fire and connects us to our physical self.

ORANGE is the color of joy and wisdom. It affects the second chakra (sacral). It gives an energy, stimulates appetite and it is a good color for illnesses of the colon and digestion. Spiritually it is the color of joy. It connects us to our emotional self.

YELLOW is the solar plexus chakra. It energizes, relieves depression, improves memory, stimulates appetite and helps in digestive problems. Spiritually it is the color of wisdom and connects us to our mental self.

GREEN affects the heart chakra. It has a calming effect and balances the nervous system. Green color is soothing, relaxing mentally as well as physically, helps those suffering from depression, anxiety, nervousness. It is a good color for cardiac conditions, high blood pressure and ulcers. Since green stimulates growth, it should be avoided in cancers and other tumors. Spiritually it is the color of love and connects us to perfect love.

BLUE is the color for the throat chakra. It is a good color in respiratory illness or throat infections. Blue is calming and cooling to our system and hence, a good color to counteract hypertension. Spiritually it is the color of health and connects us to holistic thought.

INDIGO is the color for healing of the brow chakra. It is a good color for sinusitis, immunity problems, and all face problems. Too much of this color can cause depression. Spiritually it is the color of intuition and connects us to our unconscious self.

VIOLET is the color of the crown chakra. It is cleansing, strengthening, and awakening, suppresses appetite, provides a peaceful environment. It affects the skeletal system of the body. It is a good color for improving immunity, cancerous conditions, and arthritis. It also purifies the system and is an excellent color for headaches and migrains. Spiritually it is the color of faith and connects us to our spiritual self.

So next time you gonna paint your house or hair, or dunno what to wear, check on your mood and the colors.

Good health.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Water, hot water and a heart attack.

Water is clearly the most important nutrient and the most abundant substance in the human body. Water comprises about three quarters of the human mass and is a major component in every cell. In addition water is important to human health for many reasons including but not limited to the following:

Water is the containing medium for electrolytes and all other ions throughout the human body.

Some of these ions help to form electrical pathways for nerve functions.

Being 2% dehydrated can seriously degrade physical and mental functions.

Being 15% dehydrated is likely to be lethal.

Unlike vitamin deficiencies which can take weeks to make someone ill, a water deficiency can kill in days or even hours. Water is also very important for removing toxins from the human body. The body has four major ways of removing toxins which are:

Bowels

Urination

Perspiration

Processing of toxins by the liver

The first three of these four methods directly excrete water from the body. When dehydrated, the body will try to save water by minimizing the use of the first three functions and will force the liver to assume as much of the workload as possible. This extra work will place a heavy burden on the liver which still has other functions in addition to detoxification. Even then, the liver by itself will not be able to do all that work very efficiently and toxins will build up rapidly.
Water is also important to fitness and fat loss for several reasons including the following:
Water fills us up without adding any calories.
Dehydration will degrade a person’s ability to exercise and burn calories.
Dehydration will reduce protein synthesis which is needed to build or repair muscles.

It is normally recommended to drink about 2 to 3 quarts of water per day. However, this will vary with the size and activity level of the person as well as with the climate conditions. Either case, if your urine is bright yellow, then you need to drink more water. Also, anyone who exercises nonstop for more than 1 hour should consider replacing electrolytes along with the water. This is to avoid hyponatremia (depleted sodium) or other forms of severe electrolyte depletion which can be dangerous.

Now, what to drink when you're thirsty...?

Water or Coke.??

Water

Almost 2% of the western people are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population)

1/3 of mankind starts to eat when the thirst mechanism calls to drink, but it is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.

Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism with a few %.

One glass of water will shut down hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back-and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by half, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 80%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Do you drink the amount of water you should drink every day?

It helps you to lose weight to drink a glass of water each time you feel the urge to get something from your fridge...!!
Instead of having 10 cups of coffee/tea/milk or softdrinks every day
(often milk and sugar included), take a glass of water first.
Instead of eating a piece a cheese/sausage/popcorn/chips and stuff like that, drink a glass of water first.

Or you can drink:

COKE

You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.

To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes..

To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a finger nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water? ...

...or Coke

http://bert-firebert.blogspot.com/2010/07/drinking-sodas-bad-ideado-fruits-and.html

Hot water.

Let's drink hot water instead of cold after every meal...

there are a lot of benefits, one is described below.

Please note that

IF HOT WATER ALONE DOES NOT APPEAL TO YOU, DRINK HOT CHINESE TEA OR HERBAL TEA AS SUBSTITUTE FOR HOT WATER. FEW LEAVES OF FRESH MINT IN HOT WATER IS WONDERFUL TOO..

Heart Attacks And Drinking Warm Water

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating, cos this habit seems to be of major importance in preventing heart attacks..!!!

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancers, first to hit your heart..... It is best to drink hot soup or warm water/tea after a meal.

Common Symptoms of Heart Attack...

You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be

the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware.

The more we know, the better chance we could survive.

FRUITS,
(should be eaten on empty stomach.)

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Monday, March 22, 2010

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy / Diving Accidents.

(source UHMS)

Did you always think that pressure cabines were used to treat decompression sickness only ??? Well, it does a lot more..

What is HBO ?

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO, HBOT) is a special medical treatment that has been successfully applied for decades and worldwide. In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, patients inhale pure oxygen through respiratory masks at a higher than atmospheric pressure. It has been proved scientifically that the amount of oxygen dissolved in blood-plasma and lymph particularly increases throughout this form of treatment compared to any other method using oxygen. Especially inflamed tissue that is insufficiently supplied with oxygen can be cured by means of this treatment which stimulates the body’s production of small blood vessels, bones and connective tissue, as well as its natural defense mechanisms. In addition, edema becomes reduced and the cells’ metabolism normalized.

These are only a few of the healing effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO). Several therapeutic principles are made use of in HBOT:

The increased atmospheric pressure in the chamber is of therapeutic value when HBO is used in the treatment of decompression sickness and air embolism.
For many other conditions, the therapeutic principle of HBO lies in a drastically increased partial pressure of oxygen in the tissues of the body. The oxygen partial pressures achievable under HBO are much higher than those under breathing pure oxygen at normal atmospheric pressure.
A related effect is the increased oxygen transport capacity of the blood. Under normal atmospheric pressure, oxygen transport is limited by the oxygen binding capacity of hemoglobin in red blood cells and very little oxygen is transported by blood plasma. Because the hemoglobin of the red blood cells is almost saturated with oxygen under normal atmospheric pressure, this route of transport can not be exploited any further. Oxygen transport by plasma however is significantly increased under HBO only dependant of the pressure applied.

When do you use HBO?

To support other measures for treatment of diseases
When standard treatments are not possible (contraindications etc.)
To save life, to avoid amputation and invalidity
To reduce the time for healing and hospitalisation

According to the recommendations of the involved medical scientific societies as:
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), USA - Club Francais de Medicine Hyperbare - European Council of Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) – European Baromedical Society ( EUBS ) - German Society for Diving- and Hyperbaric Medicine (GTÜM), German Professional Society of Hyperbaric Chambers (VDD).

Strongly recommended indications

decompression sickness
air or gas embolism
carbonmonoxyd poisoning ( specially during pregnancy) to prevent neurological, psychiatric and psychological symptoms - irrespective of COHb
necrotising infections of soft tissues ( gas-gangrene, necrotising fasciitis, fournier-gangrene)
diabetic foot ulcers (selected cases)

Recommended indications

crush wounds, comparment syndrome and acute ischaemia (traumatic or vascular basis)
skin grafts and flaps (Compromised)
exceptional blood loss anaemia
refractory osteomyelitis - specially scull and sternum
acute acoustic trauma
otitis externa maligna (necroticans)
sudden deafness
ischaemic lesions in diabetes (after vascular reconstruction)
ischaemic atherosclerotic lesions (after vascular reconstruction)
bone and soft Tissue radiation necrosis (after vascular reconstruction)
neuroblastoma stadium IV – recidiv (after vascular reconstruction)
brain abscess (selected cases) (after vascular reconstruction)
prevention of osteoradionecrosis after tooth extraction in radiated jaws (after vascular reconstruction)
late radiation injury (soft tissue and bone i.e. proctitis, cystitis,
breast swelling)
osteoradionecrosis spec. jaws

Optional indications

enhancement of healing in certain problem wounds
thermal burns (second degree or more)
post anoxic encephalopathy
acute opthalmologic ischaemia
support of implantations in radiated jaws
radiation necrosis (intestinal and other)

Investigational indications

migraine
cerebral palsy
sequelae of traumatic brain injuries
borreliosis (Lyme disease)

Effects of pressure

Patients inside the chamber will notice discomfort inside their ears as a pressure difference develops between their middle ear and the chamber atmosphere. This can be relieved by the Valsalva maneuver or by "jaw wiggling". As the pressure increases further, the air may become warm. When the patient speaks, the pitch of the voice may increase to the level that they sound like cartoon characters.
To reduce the pressure, a valve is opened to allow air out of the chamber. As the pressure falls, the patient’s ears may "squeak" as the pressure inside the ear equalizes with the chamber. The temperature in the chamber will fall.

Possible complications

There are risks associated with HBO, similar to some diving disorders. Pressure changes can cause a "squeeze" or barotrauma in the tissues surrounding trapped air inside the body, such as the lungs, behind the eardrum, inside paranasal sinuses, or trapped underneath dental fillings. Breathing high-pressure oxygen for long periods can cause oxygen toxicity. Temporarily blurred vision can be caused by swelling of the lens, which usually resolves in two to four weeks. There are reports that cataract may progress following HBO.

Diving Accident

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS or ILLNESS and ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLISM UHMS

When scuba diving, additional oxygen and nitrogen dissolve in body tissues. The additional oxygen is consumed by the tissues, but the excess nitrogen must be washed out by the blood during decompression. During or after ascent this excess nitrogen gas can form bubbles in the tissues, analogous to the carbon dioxide bubbles that form when a carbonated beverage container is opened. These bubbles may then cause symptoms that are referred to asdecompression sickness (“DCS” or “the ”).

Trapping of gas within the lungs during ascent, either because the lung is diseased or because of breath-holding, can cause bubbles to be forced into the bloodstream (“arterial gas embolism” or “AGE”), where they can block the flow of blood or damage the lining of blood vessels supplying critical organs such as the brain. AGE can also occur in non-divers, due to entry of air into the body, such as during medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Symptoms of DCS or AGE can include joint pain, numbness, tingling, skin rash, extreme fatigue, weakness of arms or legs, dizziness, loss of hearing, and in serious cases, complete paralysis or unconsciousness. There can be weakness or paralysis in the limbs; vision can be impaired or absent; brain, heart, lung and other organ damage may occur. Limited use of remaining functions can be sufficiently severe that total disability results. Those who do not die may be limited to walking with canes, crutches or walkers. Those more severely disabled may be wheelchair confined or bedridden. These outcomes may be permanent and may severely impact quality of life. Maximal medical treatment of the condition is necessary to ensure the best possible degree of recovery from this potentially disastrous problem Emergency treatment of DCS or AGE includes administration of oxygen and measures to maintain adequate blood pressure, such as lying the patient down and fluid (either oral or intravenous, depending upon availability and severity of the illness). Definitive treatment for DCS or AGE is administration of 100% oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure in a hyperbaric chamber (typically at a pressure 2-3 times greater than normal atmospheric pressure).

While some delay in transporting a patient to a hyperbaric chamber is usually unavoidable, the success in relieving symptoms is greater if the treatment is administered within a few hours after the onset of symptoms. Some improvement might be expected, particularly in mild cases, even after a day or more of delay.
Hyperbaric oxygen has been shown to reduce the size of bubbles obstructing circulation. The increased pressure in the hyperbaric chamber reduces bubble size and drives the remaining gas into physical solution, while the high oxygen pressure washes out inert gas from the bubble. When bubbles are smaller or resolved, blood flow resumes. Poorly oxygenated tissues then receive higher levels of oxygen delivery. Another problem in gas embolism is that vessels obstructed by bubbles may leak fluid into surrounding tissues, resulting in swelling. Such swelling can further reduce tissue blood flow. When flow is restored, the local swelling will subside with resultant improvement in circulation and oxygen supply. Finally, the high levels of oxygen provided in the hyperbaric chamber have the potential to immediately restore cellular oxygen levels while blood flow impairment and tissue swelling are being corrected.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is the primary treatment for gas embolism and a major review of reported cases clearly indicates superior outcomes with its use compared to non-recompression treatment
The vast majority of cases respond satisfactorily to a single hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Sometimes, repetitive treatments are recommended until no further improvement can be observed. A small minority of divers with severe neurological injury may require 15-20 repetitive treatments. The success of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for DCS or AGE has borne the test of time, and continues to be the standard of care for the treatment of these disorders.

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is the primary treatment for gas embolism and a major review of reported cases clearly indicates superior outcomes with its use compared to non-recompression treatment.

text is taken from UHMS

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Water, hot water and a heart attack.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy / Diving Accidents.

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