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MSGID/GENADMIN/MOBDIVSALU ONE//

SUBJ/FLEET TREATMENT RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER (FTRC) FACILITY//

POC/KRIZEK/LT/DMO/TEL: COMM (808) 471-9292 OR DSN 471-9292.//

RMKS/1. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION.

2. THE FLEET TREATMENT RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER LOCATED AT MOBILE DIVING AND 

SALVAGE UNIT ONE (MDSU-1) IS THE PRIMARY RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER FOR TREATING 

ACTIVE DUTY, DEPENDENT, AND ALL OTHER DOD BENEFICIARIES IN HAWAII SUFFERING 

FROM DIVING DISORDERS OR ILLNESS CAUSED BY CHANGES IN BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.  

THE FACILITY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MDSU-1 COMPOUND (BLDG 17) AT NAVAL 

STATION ANNEX, BISHOP POINT (ALPHA DOCKS).

3. SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

   A. A 24HR ON CALL RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER TEAM, MASTER DIVER, DIVING 

MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AND DIVING MEDICAL OFFICER FOR PATIENT EVALUATION, 

DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT.

   B. TREATMENT OF DIVING RELATED DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS (DCS) AND 

ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLISM (AGE).

   C. TREATMENT OF ALTITUDE DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.

   D. PRESSURE TESTS FOR DIVER AND SONAR DOME WORKER CANDIDATES. PRESSURE 

TESTS ARE CONDUCTED ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

4. THE 24HR EMERGENCY NUMBER FOR FLEET TREATMENT RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER 

SERVICES IS THE MDSU-1 QUARTERDECK AT 471-9292.  PRESSURE TESTS MAY BE 

SCHEDULED THRU MDSU-1 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AT 471-9292 EXT 238.//

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