A child in the Detroit suburbs was killed in an explosion while inside a hyperbaric chamber at a health care facility, ...

The explosion happened shortly before 8 a.m. at The Oxford Center at 165 Kirts Blvd. Police said the boy was found dead ...

A hyperbaric chamber contains 100% oxygen, which is three to five times the amount of oxygen compared to a normal room, the officials said. "The presence of such a high amount of oxygen in a ...

in Troy, Mich. According to the Mayo Clinic, a hyperbaric chamber “increases the delivery of oxygen to the body by providing pure oxygen in an enclosed space with higher than normal air pressure ...

Troy Fire Lt. Keith Young said investigators do not yet know what caused the explosion, but concentrated oxygen and the pressure used inside hyperbaric chambers are fuel for fire. In a statement from ...

For decades, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used to relieve ... In a multiplace chamber, people breathe through masks or hoods. Pure oxygen is pumped into a pressurized chamber, mask or ...

A pressurized oxygen chamber exploded Friday, killing a 5-year-old patient and injuring his mother at a suburban Detroit medical facility. The hyperbaric chamber explosion occurred about 8 a.m. at ...

Hyperbaric chambers contain highly pressurized, pure oxygen, which can be combustible. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat a variety of conditions, including severe burns, wounds ...