Hyperbaric Medicine
Dr. Partrick is available for general hyperbaric medicine consultations. He is one of two physicians in New Jersey
that is both board certified and fellowship trained in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Hyperbaric Medicine is the study and
implementation of oxygen delivered at high pressure. This is usually done in a hyperbaric chamber, a device specially designed to allow
patients to breath oxygen at 2-3 times normal atmospheric pressure. The following is list of the 13 indications for hyperbaric oxygen
therapy currently approved by both the undersea and hyperbaric medical society as well as Medicare and other 3rd party insurance
companies.
1. Air or Gas Embolism
2. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
3. Clostridal Myositis and Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
4. Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome, and other Acute Traumatic
Ischemias
5. Decompression Sickness
6. Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem Wounds (typically
diabetic foot wounds)
7. Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
8. Intracranial Abscess
9. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
10. Osteomyelitis (Refractory)
11. Delayed Radiation Injury (Soft Tissue and Bony Necrosis)
12. Skin Grafts & Flaps (Compromised)
13. Thermal Burns
A detailed explanation of these conditions can be found at the
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) website
While there are other conditions for which hyperbaric oxygen has
been used in the past, currently the hyperbaric medicine program at
SOCH only treats selected indications of the aforementioned
conditions. For further information visit
Southern Ocean Medical Centers webpage for Hyperbaric Medicine and
Wound Care
In addition, all emergency medical conditions such as carbon
monoxide poisoning must be referred to a center equipped to handle
critical care patients such as the University of Pennsylvania's
Institute for Environmental Medicine at (215) 898-9095. Please contact
Dr. Partrick at (609) 857-1436 or
drpartrick@scubadivingmedicine.com
for further questions or to set up an evaluation for potential
hyperbaric oxygen treatments.