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RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER PREDIVE CHECKLIST
Equipment
Initials
Electrical System
Lights
Carbon dioxide analyzer calibrated
Oxygen analyzer calibrated
Temperature indicator calibrated
Carbon dioxide scrubber operational
Chamber conditioning unit operational
Direct Current (DC) power supply
Ground Fault Interrupter (GFI)
Communication System
Primary system tested
Secondary system tested
Fire Prevention System
Tank pressurized for chambers with installed fire suppression systems
Combustible material in metal enclosure
Fire-retardant clothing worn by all chamber occupants
Fire-resistant mattresses and blankets in chamber
Means of extinguishing a fire
Miscellaneous
Inside Chamber:
CO2-absorbent canister with fresh absorbent installed
Urinal
Primary medical kit
Ear protection sound attenuators/aural protectors (1 set per person)
Must have a 1/16 hole drilled to allow for equalization.
Outside Chamber:
Heater/chiller unit
Stopwatches for recompression treatment time, decompression
time, personnel leaving chamber time, and cumulative time
Fresh CO2 scrubber canister
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Ventilation bill
Chamber log
Operating Procedures (OPs) and Emergency Procedures (EPs)
Secondary medical kit
Bedpan (to be locked in as required)
Figure 22-11b. Recompression Chamber Predive Checklist (sheet 2 of 2).
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