Cork scuba divers raise funds for hyperbaric chamber

Plans are being made to provide a new hyperbaric chamber in Cork to aid divers suffering from potentially fatal decompression sickness, more commonly known as ‘the bends’.

The scuba diving community in Munster have come together to campaign and fundraise for a hyperbaric chamber.

If decompression sickness is contracted, it is treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a recompression chamber and, if treated early, there is a significantly higher chance of successful recovery.