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Abstract

The present invention relates to a hyperbaric ambulance and transfer-under-pressure (TUP) unit. More particularly, the present invention relates to a vehicle for emergency transport and treatment of a patient that is capable of providing hyperbaric oxygen treatment to the patient, and a mobile unit for transferring the patient from the vehicle to a medical care facility. More particularly, the present invention includes a vehicle having a driver section and a vehicle chassis having a patient section that includes a hyperbaric treatment chamber. An entrance module can be positioned in between the driver section and the patient section, the entrance module having a communication and control compartment and a pressure module. The pressure module can have at least two pressure hatches, wherein at least one of the at least two pressure hatches allows personnel to enter the pressure module from the control compartment, and at least one of the at least two pressure hatches allows personnel to enter the treatment chamber from the pressure module. The pressure module enables a user to selectively enter or exit the entrance module while simultaneously maintaining a selected elevated pressure value in said patient section, and preferably enables a user to selectively enter or exit said hyperbaric treatment chamber from the entrance module while simultaneously maintaining a selected elevated pressure value in the patient section.

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