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  • Title: Skin antisepsis during steady-state hyperbaric exposure and subsequent decompression.
    Author: Nichols G, Goad RF, Page B.
    Journal: Undersea Biomed Res; 1983 Jun; 10(2):115-22. PubMed ID: 6351398.
    Abstract:
    A custom-made container for the transfer of bacteriological sampling pads was used in a trial to test the feasibility of human skin disinfection during saturation or steady-state diving and subsequent decompression. Analysis of the results of colony counting and typing from 6 days of pre- and postcleansing samples taken during a recent saturation dive indicates that the skin of hyperbaric chamber occupants can be effectively sterilized in the event of a need to prepare for anesthetic or surgical procedures while still under pressure. A separate survey was also made to establish any pattern of change in bacterial flora of the chamber interior during the trial. Results of this survey are briefly discussed.
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