Embolisms (air or gas bubbles in the bloodstream, which may travel to the brain or lungs); |
Carbon monoxide poisoning (from inhaling smoke or car exhaust) |
Gas gangrene |
Crush injury, Compartment Syndrome and other acute traumatic problems where blood flow is reduced or cut off (e.g., frostbite) |
Decompression sickness (the bends) |
Enhancement of healing for wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers |
Exceptional blood loss (anemia) |
Intracranial abscess (an accumulation of pus in the brain) |
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (flesh-eating disease) |
Osteomyelitis (bone infection) |
Delayed radiation injury (e.g., radiation burns that develop after cancer therapy) |
Skin grafts and flaps that are not healing well |
Thermal burns (e.g., from fire or electrical sources) |
Sudden Hearing Loss |