Tragedy at Detroit clinic: Child killed in chamber explosion
In Detroit, there was an explosion in a hyperbaric chamber that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old boy. The child's mother was injured. The causes of the accident are currently unknown.
The incident occurred on Friday morning at the Oxford Center medical facility in the suburbs of Detroit. At the time of the explosion, the boy was inside the chamber, and his mother was waiting nearby.
A statement from the Oxford Center reported that a fire broke out in the chamber. Firefighter Keith Young explained that the explosion was contained to the chamber itself. "The presence of such a large amount of oxygen in a pressurized environment can make it extremely flammable," he noted.
The Oxford Center authorities ensure that the safety of children is their highest priority. "Nothing like this has happened in our more than 15 years of providing this type of therapy," the statement states.
What is a hyperbaric chamber?
According to the Military Medical Institute, oxygen therapy involves exposing the patient to gas mixtures containing high concentrations of oxygen under increased pressure.
Extraordinary hyperbaric chambers can only achieve such conditions. In modern medicine, they are used to treat many ailments.
