Swedish Armed Forces

Early nitrogen wash-out for inside attendants during hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a novel oxygen distribution regimen

Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is widely used as treatment of decompression sickness (DCS). The patient breathes oxygen at an elevated oxygen partial pressure of up to 280 kPa, whereas any inside attendant (IA) normally breathes air. This results in nitrogen uptak...

The deaf profession: Why near-misses do not travel in a hierarchical safety system

Near-miss reporting is widely promoted as a prerequisite for preventive organisational learning, yet many safety–critical organisations continue to learn primarily after harm has occurred. This qualitative study examines why near-miss information fails to travel and convert into...