Navy Medical Service, Republic of Singapore Navy, 126 Tanah Merah Coast Road, Singapore 498822.
Singapore Med J. 2011 Dec;52(12):901-5.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a noninvasive therapy used in the treatment of diving-related medical illnesses. It is an important adjunct in the management of a variety of medical conditions. The Republic of Singapore Navy Medical Service (NMS) is the main driver of the development of hyperbaric and diving medicine in Singapore. The practice of hyperbaric medicine has inherent risks, and unregulated application of this therapy may do more harm than good. NMS and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine NMS' experience with the clinical expertise of SGH to provide holistic care for diving and clinical hyperbaric treatment patients. This collaboration would increase the profile of this clinical specialty in Singapore, and help to establish safe clinical practice guidelines, training and accreditation requirements for diving and hyperbaric medicine practitioners in Singapore, thus ensuring that the practice of bona fide hyperbaric medicine is safeguarded and patient care is not compromised.
高压氧疗法是一种用于治疗潜水相关医疗疾病的非侵入性疗法。它是多种医疗状况治疗的重要辅助手段。新加坡共和国海军医疗服务（NMS）是新加坡发展高压和潜水医学的主要推动力。高压医学的实践存在固有风险，未经监管的高压氧治疗应用可能弊大于利。NMS 和新加坡中央医院（SGH）签署了一份谅解备忘录，将 NMS 的经验与 SGH 的临床专业知识相结合，为潜水和临床高压治疗患者提供全面的护理。这种合作将提高新加坡这一临床专科的知名度，并有助于为新加坡的潜水和高压医学从业者制定安全的临床实践指南、培训和认证要求，从而确保真正的高压医学实践得到保障，患者护理不受影响。
