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Toronto General Hospital planning to scrap Hyperbaric Unit.
- By © UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com
- Published 09/8/2002
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(Toronto Star Article) Toronto General Hospital is planning to scrap Ontario's largest hyperbaric unit in three weeks — a "ridiculous, dangerous" move that will risk lives and limbs, warn doctors.
The hospital will be without a hyperbaric chamber for at least 15 months. These life-saving machines are used to treat everything from carbon monoxide poisoning to decompression sickness. And the move, clearing space for a new research facility, has sparked outrage from police, firefighters, past patients and hyperbaric experts.
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