Underwater Medicine and Hyperbaric Oxygen was established by the Vietnam
National Institute of Maritime Medicine and Maritime Health Association during
a congress on July 13 – 14.
Held in the northern city of Hai Phong, the first
congress of the National Association of and Hyperbaric
Oxygen elected Prof. Dr. Nguyen Truong Son as Chairman while 29 others were selected
for the association’s executive committee.
According to newly-elected chairman Son, Vietnam is a
coastal nation with territorial waters tripling the land area and a large
maritime workforce. However, health care services for underwater diseases and diving
emergencies face many challenges due to a lack of specialized medical workers,
tools and facilities, he said.
Meanwhile, has been increasingly
applied for treatment and emergency care of serious diseases at hospitals and
medical facilities across the country. The new approach is applicable to
treatment for victims in drowning accidents or bitten or stung by marine
animals.
However, knowledge on this field remained limited so the treatment
effectiveness is below expectation, the expert noted.
At the congress, delegates discussed and exchanged ideas
about 15 studies in underwater medicine and hyperbaric oxygen and the use of
hyperbaric medicine in health care service delivery. -VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
