Written Question · S4W-14796 · Session 4
What information it has on the use of hyperbaric chambers for emergencies in each year since 2003, broken down by NHS board area.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the use of hyperbaric chambers for emergencies in each year since 2003, broken down by NHS board area.
The answer
The information available is provided in the following tables:
Table 1: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Aberdeen hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
1
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
8
1
1
Fife
10
Forth Valley
6
1
Grampian
24
2
Highland
5
1
1
Lanarkshire
6
Lothian
20
2
Orkney
1
1
Shetland
1
Tayside
6
Western Isles
Other UK
32
6
6
1
Outwith UK
1
1
TOTAL
121
13
7
4
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
Table 2: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Oban hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
Borders
1
Dumfries and Galloway
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
10
2
1
Fife
1
Forth Valley
1
Grampian
2
2
Highland
12
2
3
Lanarkshire
2
Lothian
9
1
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside
1
2
Western Isles
5
4
Other UK
57
1
4
3
Outwith UK
1
Not known/Missing
1
TOTAL
101
13
8
6
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
Table 3: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Orkney hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
1
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2
Fife
3
Forth Valley
Grampian
2
1
1
Highland
Lanarkshire
Lothian
6
Orkney
8
1
2
1
Shetland
Tayside
Western Isles
Other UK
99
10
14
12
Outwith UK
18
4
2
1
TOTAL
139
16
19
14
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
Table 4: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Millport hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
4
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
2
2
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
23
1
1
Fife
1
Forth Valley
1
Grampian
1
Highland
2
Lanarkshire
6
1
Lothian
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside
Western Isles
Other UK
20
1
1
Outwith UK
Not Known/Missing
9
TOTAL
68
3
2
4
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
Table 1: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Aberdeen hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
1
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
8
1
1
Fife
10
Forth Valley
6
1
Grampian
24
2
Highland
5
1
1
Lanarkshire
6
Lothian
20
2
Orkney
1
1
Shetland
1
Tayside
6
Western Isles
Other UK
32
6
6
1
Outwith UK
1
1
TOTAL
121
13
7
4
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
Table 2: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Oban hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
Borders
1
Dumfries and Galloway
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
10
2
1
Fife
1
Forth Valley
1
Grampian
2
2
Highland
12
2
3
Lanarkshire
2
Lothian
9
1
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside
1
2
Western Isles
5
4
Other UK
57
1
4
3
Outwith UK
1
Not known/Missing
1
TOTAL
101
13
8
6
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
Table 3: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Orkney hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
1
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2
Fife
3
Forth Valley
Grampian
2
1
1
Highland
Lanarkshire
Lothian
6
Orkney
8
1
2
1
Shetland
Tayside
Western Isles
Other UK
99
10
14
12
Outwith UK
18
4
2
1
TOTAL
139
16
19
14
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
Table 4: Divers from each NHS Board treated at Millport hyperbaric chamber from 2003 to 2012
Board Area
2003-09
2010
2011
2012
Ayrshire and Arran
4
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
2
2
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
23
1
1
Fife
1
Forth Valley
1
Grampian
1
Highland
2
Lanarkshire
6
1
Lothian
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside
Western Isles
Other UK
20
1
1
Outwith UK
Not Known/Missing
9
TOTAL
68
3
2
4
Note: a breakdown of divers treated by NHS board for the years 2003 to 2009 is not centrally held.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-14796 by reference.