168th Wing boom operators and crew chiefs load a portable hyperbaric chamber on board a 168 WG KC-135 Stratotanker in collaboration with the 354th medical group, May 3, 2024, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Airmen of the 168 WG and 354th Fighter Wing conducted a training course on the Emergency Evacuation Chamber (EEHS) portable decompression sickness chamber, Hyperlite 1. The 354 FW flight medicine technicians and 168 WG boom operators simulated an emergency transport of a patient requiring oxygen therapy utilizing the portable hyperbaric stretcher. Lt. Col. Pablo Medina, the 959th Medical Director of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Program, led the course, encompassing in-depth didactics and practical hands-on training. Participants gained comprehensive knowledge of the EEHS system, including the set-up, transport, and loading procedures.
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