| Document ID (ISN) | 108888 |
| CIS number |
08-1436 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report 598
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| Author(s) |
Jones A.D., Miller B.G., Colvin A.P.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Evaluation of Doppler monitoring for the control of hyperbaric exposure in tunnelling |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2007. xviii, 120p. Illus. 104 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr598.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
After exposures to hyperbaric pressures, the return to atmospheric pressure is generally achieved by gradual decompression following set tables, sometimes in conjunction with breathing oxygen. There is a need to be able to monitor and improve the effectiveness of decompression procedures under routine operational conditions in compressed air tunnelling. The objective of this literature survey was to evaluate Doppler monitoring of gas bubbles in venous blood as a potential monitoring technique. It is concluded that the use of Doppler flowmetry is likely to be limited for routine hyperbaric work, but proposals are made on what would be needed to make such monitoring suitable in the future.
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| Descriptors (primary) |
hyperbaric pressure; blood gas determination; United Kingdom; laser doppler flowmetry; tunnelling; medical supervision; underground work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; description of technique; reliability; decompression tables |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Hyperbaric pressure
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