Diving Medical Department
Milestones
- 1975 Diving Medical Division Established
- 1976 Diving Medicine Building Built, Diving Simulator Installed
(Pioneer of HBO Therapy in Taiwan) - 1998 Hyperbaric Medicine Building Built Clinical HBO Chamber with 20
Seats Installed - 2005 Diving Medical Division expanded to be Diving Medical Department
Our Directors
- 1975-1987
Captain Kao-Chi Niu, M.D., Ph.D.
National Defense Medical College M66 US Navy Diving and Submarine
Medical Officer Training, - 1974
State University of New York at Buffalo, Ph.D., 1992 - 1988-1997
Captain Hui-Chieh Lee, M.D., M.M.M.
National Defense Medical College M71 US Navy Diving and Submarine
Medical Officer Training, - 1981
Tulane University, Master of Medical Management, 2000 - 1998-1999
Captain Shi-Han Chen, National Defense Medical College M74 South
Africa Navy Diving Medical Officer Training, 1985 - 2000-Present
Captain Lu-Peng Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
National Defense Medical College M75 US Navy Diving and Submarine
Medical Officer Training, 1985 State University of New York at Buffalo,
Ph.D.,1994
Main Facilities
Diving Simulator
Hyperbaric Chamber
Pressure and Oxygen Tolerance Test for Divers and Submariners
Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications in U.S.A
- Air or gas embolism
- Carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation
- Clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene)
- Crush injury, the compartment syndrome, and other traumatic ischemias
- Decompression sickness
- Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds
- Exceptional anemia resulting from blood loss
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections (of subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or fascia)
- Refractory osteomyelitis
- Radiation tissue damage
Osteoradionecrosis
Radiation cystitis
Radiation colitis
Compromised skin grafts and flaps
Thermal burns
Intracranial Abscess
Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications in Japan
Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications in China
Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications in Russia
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