SSS Chamber Network Phuket

Wishing you all a Happy Christmas. Stay safe and may all your bubbles be  silent. Remember we are still available 24/7?over the Holidays period if you have a emergency.

Another chamber at risk of closing. Please support you local chambers by making sure you have appropriate insurance. Many chambers get criticised for being expensive but cost are high in maintaining high level service offering 24/7 support. 

Bermuda’s only hyperbaric chamber has been forced to close due to a shortage of trained staff, leaving divers without local recompression support. This comes amid a growing global crisis in hyperbaric access. Read the full story at The Scuba News.

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To Be or Not to Be (Insured) — That Is the Question

Many people don’t realise the true cost of an accident, especially while on holiday and coming from a country with free healthcare.

Recompression treatments are expensive unless government-funded. The cost of maintaining facilities and providing 24/7 emergency cover is significant, leading many chambers to close or stop treating DCI.

Costs add up quickly—evacuation, hospital bills, and treatment can easily reach thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, depending on severity.

Insurance policies can start from around $150 (4,500 THB) per year—about $0.42 (12 THB) a day, less than a morning coffee or afternoon beer. Even if you never claim, it would take around 10 years of continuous cover to equal the cost of a single accident.

For peace of mind and fast access to necessary treatment, it makes sense to ensure you’re covered. If you need more information or advice, feel free to contact us.

Make sure you have this number saved in your phone 081081900. Also available on WhatsApp and Line. For general inquiries, medical advice or to arrange chamber tours or talks feel free to message us. For Diving emergency please call.

Please make sure you are vetting the chamber you are using especially for mild HBOT and are following recommended safety protocols.

FDA: Oxygen, Electronics Likely Involved in Hyperbaric Death FDA reports reveal oxygen leak and electronics likely caused Fortius 420 fire, exposing ignored safety protocols and deadly complacency in hyperbaric care.

💙🤿 Diving with a chest port — is it safe? A chest port (used for chemo or other treatments) means diving is generally not recommended: ⚠️ Risk of infection if water enters the site. ⚠️ Pressure changes may damage the port or surrounding tissue. ⚠️ Overall health during treatment may not support safe diving. ✅ The safest choice: wait until treatment is complete, the port is removed, and you’ve got medical clearance from your dive doctor. ✨ Your health comes first — the ocean will be waiting when you’re ready 🌊. Tag someone who needs this reminder 👇 #DiveSafe #ScubaLife #DiveMedicine #CancerJourney #SafetyFirst #ScubaCommunity #OceanHealing

Some usefully infomation of PFO’s

Diving With a PFO: Risks, Testing, and Safe Diving Strategies

To clear up any confusion divers may have about diving with a PFO (patent foramen ovale), Douglas Eb...

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A big shout out to the Phi Phi dive community coming together for a talk on Dive Safety. Hope to see you all again next year

We will be on the road this week heading to Ao Nang on the 29th and then on to Lanta for the 30th. Let us know if you want to meet up

Is anyone refilling P61 filter cartridges as I have a used new one to give away if anyone is interested.