Skin antisepsis during steady-state hyperbaric exposure and subsequent decompression.
A custom-made container for the transfer of bacteriological sampling pads was used in a trial to test the feasibility of human skin disinfection during saturation or steady-state diving and subsequent decompression. Analysis of the results of colony counting and typing from 6 days of pre- and postcleansing samples taken during a recent saturation dive indicates that the skin of hyperbaric chamber occupants can be effectively sterilized in the event of a need to prepare for anesthetic or surgical procedures while still under pressure. A separate survey was also made to establish any pattern of change in bacterial flora of the chamber interior during the trial. Results of this survey are briefly discussed.
D000985:Antisepsis / Q000379:methods*; D001273:Atmosphere Exposure Chambers; D003664:Decompression; D004242:Diving; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D009326:Naval Medicine; D011205:Povidone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011312:Pressure; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*
D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D011205:Povidone