Posted by MAXWELL VONKLEIN on May 10, 2001 at 16:19:25:
DEAR WHOMEVER,
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE CATALINA HYPERBARIC CHAMBER BY YOUR PRESENCE AT SAME ON CHAMBER DAY. BE ADVISED THAT THE PERSON BROUGHT TO US WAS NOT TREATED; ON-SITE EVALUATION BY THE VERY COMPETENT BAYWATCH TEAM AND REAL-TIME CONSULTATION WITH THE HYPERBARIC PHYSICIAN DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT A CASE TO BE INITIALLY TREATED WITH 'HBO' THERAPY. SAID PATIENT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AIRLIFTED TO A MAINLAND HOSPITAL FOR FOLLOW-UP.
AS AN ELEVEN-YEAR VOLUNTEER CHAMBER CREW MEMBER, I AM WRITING THIS TO HELP COMBAT THE OFTENTIMES (USUAL) MISINFORMED DIATRIBE WHICH APPEARS ON THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE, ALL OF YOU WANNABES, GET THE FACTS, AND ONLY THE FACTS. WITHOUT THEM, THE CATALINA HYPERBARIC FACILITY WOULD NOT BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT HAS BEEN IN TREATING INJURED DIVERS.
THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYONE'S HELP IN KEEPING THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE ON-LINE AND ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU.
SINCERELY,
M. VONKLEIN