Explosion at Troy Medical Facility leaves 5-year-olds dead after hyperbar chamber is bursting

(Fox 2) And Officers of Troy confirmed that a child died after an explosion at a medical center on Friday morning.

Fire and police officers said the boy died after a hyperbar chamber jumped in a center on Karts Boulevard.

What we know:

Units from Troy Fire and Police Departments responded to 165 Kirst’s Blvd in Troy around 10 pm. 8 Friday morning after reports of an explosion.

A 5-year-old boy was killed after a hyperbarian chamber jumped inside the building. His mother, who was next to the chamber at the time, also suffered damage to her arms.

The deceased was a resident of Royal Oak.

Upon arrival, fire officials treated a fire inside the chamber. It was contained in the room. Medical staff on the building were not injured in the explosion.

“Shortly after 8 am this morning, Troy Fire and Police Department responded to a medical facility of 165 Kirtz Boulevard for a report on a hyperbarian chamber explosion with a child still in the chamber,” said four Lt. Keith Young.

While the scene is still active, the plant is safe.

What we don’t know:

Police had only preliminary information and did not know what was the cause of the explosion.

It is also unclear what the child was treated for while in the chamber.

Officials are still working to confirm what the Accreditation Center had and whether it was allowed to serve a hyperbarian chamber.

What is the next one:

Social workers from the Oakland Community Health Network will be available to work with emergency staff responding to stage, as well as medical staff at the facility.

Because the state oversees these centers, the investigation will involve more jurisdictions, Young said.

What is a hyperbar chamber?

Dig deeper:

A hyperbar chamber is a room or container under pressure that has 100% oxygen inside.

According to the Mayo Clinic, patients who undergo hyperbarous oxygen therapy use the one to treat a condition called decompression disease that occurs due to rapid decreases in the surrounding pressure.

The goal is to get more oxygen to tissues in the body that have been damaged by illness or injury.

In a hyperbar chamber, the air pressure increases two to three times higher than normal air pressure. In this way, the lungs can receive more oxygen, which can improve new growth of blood vessels and increase one’s immune system.

Because the chamber is under pressure, it can become very combustible.

“A hyperbar chamber contains 100% oxygen, which is up to five times the amount of oxygen in a normal space. The presence of such a large amount of oxygen in an oppression environment can make it extremely flammable,” Young said.

He added that these kinds of explosions are extremely unusual.

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