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This chamber facility operates in partnership with Thai International Hospital and specializes in the medical care and treatment of recreational divers suffering from Decompression Sickness (DCS) or Arterial Gas Embolisms (AGE). Our recompression chamber serves the Surat Thani district of Thailand which includes the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan.
Chamber Tours If you are visiting Samui and would like to tour our facility, you are welcome! Chamber tours are free, but we do ask that you contact us during normal business hours by phone to arrange an appropriate time to ensure patient treatments are not being conducted.
For the individual Thai boat captains and boat staff we are only too happy to spend time sharing the importance of oxygen for diving injuries, the use of their on-board equipment, and the guidelines for oxygen provision. We regularly teach oxygen provider courses and first aid courses, and for those wanting to expand their knowledge of diving medicine we also offer Recompression Chamber Tender/Operator "TOP" courses. Professional Affiliations The SSS Network / Samui Chamber Facility
is an International Divers Alert Network (DAN) Referral Center
and is part of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS),
the South Pacific Undersea Medical Society, (SPUMS) and consults
with the Diving Emergency Services (DES) of Australia.
The SSS Network/Samui Chamber Facility is staffed on a 24 Hour Emergency Basis by a team of full time professionals trained in all areas of emergency and hyperbaric medicine. While each member of staff often performs a variety of duties, chief among them are Emergency Hyperbaric Physicians, Diving Medical Technicians (DMT’s), Chamber Operators, and Patient Attendants. Patient Attendants "ride" in the chamber along with every patient during their treatment, and are often cross trained with other emergency medicine specialties. All staff have been internationally trained and certified at some of the most well known organizations for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. These include the Diving and Disease Research Center (DDRC) in the UK, the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia, the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS), and the Divers Alert Network (DAN). The clinic is part of the international SSS Network, a global hyperbaric medicine provider, and operated by Hyperbaric Services of Thailand, (HST) Listed below are some of our Samui Key Staff:
The Dive Operators are listed below in alphabetical order. (N.A. means a web site address was unavailable at time of publishing).
You may contact the SSS Network / Samui Facility via email, mail, and/or telephone/fax. Email: samui@sssnetwork.com
Phone: +66 (0)77 427 427 Please Note: Normal Clinic Hours are: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, (THA, +07 GMT) 7 days a week 24 Hour Emergency Mobile Number: +66( 08)10 84 8485
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HISTORY
The
SSS Network / Koh Samui, Thailand Recompression Facility
is located on the island of Koh Samui in the Southern
Gulf of Thailand. "Koh" is the Thai word
for island, and Koh Samui is often referred to simply
as "Samui". Located offshore in the Gulf
of Thailand on the eastern side of the country, this
area is a magnet for SCUBA divers from around the
world. Samui was also one of the first areas of Thailand
to be developed for tourism. 
The SSS Network / Samui Chamber Facility
supports the diving community by offering numerous free services
including: medical advice, the latest dive safety tips, Decompression
Sickness Seminars and Chamber Orientations. We also offer ongoing training and education
to the Dive Operators and Health Care Providers throughout
Thailand.
Kanlaya Sudbangka- (Aom)- Accounting
At
the heart of any facility specializing in Hyperbaric
Medicine is the chamber itself. The Samui facility uses
a "Multiplace" Recompression Chamber. It is
equipped to accommodate up to 3 occupants at one time
including the Inside Attendant, who accompanies the patients
for the duration of the treatment. Voice communication
between the chamber and the operators is maintained at
all times, plus the interior of the chamber is monitored
via video cameras as well as viewing ports.
A "Multiplace Chamber" allows a chamber technician
to transfer additional supplies, a physician, or relief
staff in or out of the chamber without interrupting the
treatment. The chamber may be pressurized up to 165 feet
(fsw) / 50 meters, allowing us to provide any of the table
options as outlined in the U.S. Navy treatment protocols.
We also have mixed-gas treatment capabilities and have
applied them in certain special cases (COMEX Tables). Many
chambers used worldwide today can only be pressurized
to a maximum of 60 feet (fsw) / 18 meters. While adequate
for HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) they are incapable
of delivering the full range of available treatment protocols
for all diving accidents. Multiplace chambers are much
more expensive to operate, but we feel that the level
of medical care provided is worth the extra cost.
These
Dive Operators have made a strong commitment to diving
safety in the Gulf of Thailand. If you plan on visiting
any of these areas, please visit their web sites and learn
a bit more about them.