Diving Medical Department

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1975 Diving Medical Division Established
1976 Diving Medicine Building Built, Diving Simulator Installed
(Pioneer of HBO Therapy in Taiwan)
1997 The 2-gen Clinical HBO (20 seats) Chamber constructed
1998 Diving Medicine Center inaugurated
From 2004 mono-chambers enhancing service capacity
2005 Diving Medical Division expanded to be Diving Medical Department
2018 a new 10+2 multi-chamber installed
2024 Diving Physiology Training Center and Simulated Saturation Diving Training Chamber inaugurated.

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
2000-2010
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
2010-2014
Captain Bor-Hwang Kang, M.D., Ph. D.
National Defense Medical College M82
Duke University, Ph. D.
2014-2021
Captain Wen-Shyan Huang, M.D.
National Defense Medical College M84
National Sun Yat-sen University, M.D.
2021-2024 Captain Zheng-Ze Lee, M.D.
National Defense Medical College M93
I-Shou University, Ph.D. Candidate
2024- Captain Nan-Chieh Huang, M.D., Ph. D.
National Defense Medical College M93
I-Shou University, Ph.D. 2022

Main Facilities

Diving Simulator

Hyperbaric Chamber

Pressure and Oxygen Tolerance Test for Divers and Submariners

Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

National Health Insurance Coverage

Decompression sickness or acute air embolism
Carbon monoxide poisoning ( cyanide and gas poisoning ) and delayed neurological sequela
Gas gangrene, emphysematous gangrene and anaerobic bacteria infection, necrotizing soft tissue infections, and multiple microbial infections.
Chronic refractory osteomyelitis
Crush injury with acute traumatic ischemia
Acute burn injury, second to third-degree burn, surface area between 15 % ~ 90 %
Radiation necrosis of tissue, osteoradionecrosis, Radiation cystitis, radiation enteritis

Other Indications

Sudden deafness, Meniere’s syndrome)
Head trauma and brain dysfunction after brain injury ( cerebral contusion, post-operative intracranial hematoma removal, and concussion )
acute retinal blood disorder, acute brain edema, Brain abscess
Chronic periodontal disease
Crush injury, frostbite and shock.
Coronary artery disease ( angina, old myocardial infarction ), arrhythmias ( atrial fibrillation, premature beat ), myocarditis, acute myocardial infarction
Osteomyelitis, malunion ( delayed healing and non-healing )
Post-operative extremity mutilation ( including finger and toe ) replantation, post-operative skin ( including flap ) plantation.
ischemic cerebrovascular disease, post–cardiac arrest syndrome
Major neurological disease, migraine, spinal and peripheral nerve injury, peripheral neuritis
Mountain sickness (including altitude maladaptation )
Radiation osteonecrosis, radiation soft tissue injury, aseptic osteonecrosis
Retinal hemorrhage ( non-active period ), acute central serous chorioretinopathy
Peripheral vascular disease ( Vasculitis, Raynaud’s disease, arteriosclerosis obliterans )
Chronic skin ulcer, pityriasis rosea
Aseptic meningitis and sequela.
Deep fungal infection, Tetanus

Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications in U.S.A

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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