
The death of the Michigan boy causes concern about oxygen treatment with Hyperbaric that does not control outside the hospital.
The death of 5 years in the hyperbaric room In the state of Michigan has stimulated the supervision of the oxygen treatment with Hyperbaric in the healthy industry that is mostly maintained before the tragedy again.
Thomas Cooper was killed on January 31, when a fire in the hyperbaric room at the Oxford Center, an alternative medical clinic in the suburb of the Detroit city of Troy. On Monday, the founder and CEO of the Oxford Center and her three employees are Charged with Thomas’s death–

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Hyperbaric room is a device with a tubelike pressure that people sleep or sit for treatment depending on the type of room. Therapy is related to air in the air, which consists of 100% oxygen, which helps the body to treat faster. But also creating a highly flammable environment The method of treatment has been washed by the Food and Drug Administration to help the conditions, including carbon monoxide poisoning, severe wounds and compression compression in divers.
Oxford Center website shows more than 100 conditions. It says that it treats, including many people that the Food and Drug Administration is not approved for oxygen therapy, Hyperbaric, such as cancer, Diselhia, Alzheimer’s, Lyme and Autism. In the NBC News statement, the Oxford Center lawyer said that the center “disappointed” by the cost submitted to four employees.
“The time of these expenses is surprisingly, because the general protocol after the accident involves the fire is not complete. There are still outstanding questions about this. “Sam Vitale said through the email about Thomas’s death.
Thomas has been treated with oxygen. Hyperbaric for Breathing while sleeping and abnormalities in lack of interest/short meditationAccording to the lawyer of his family, which is not in the conditions that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the said treatment. Michigan’s Attorney, DANA Nessel, said that the boy died in a few seconds after the spark once began to fire in the Hyperbaric room where he was in the staff.
In the press conference on Tuesday, Nessell accused the Oxford staff. There is a “safety in consideration the lowest” but officials said that officials never know about danger until too late and cannot check other proactive facilities.
“The state of the state of Michigan does not need any supervision about using the Hyperbaric room. Therefore, if there is no reason that it is possible to believe that there is a crime related to the Hyperbaric room in other places in the state.
The Oxford Center is under the inspection every few years, with the fire department, Troy, Michael Koheiler, Deputy Chief of the Fire Department. He said that the center used for the license when opening the expression of using the Hyperbaric room and was finally checked in March 2023.
“But our inspection focuses on the safety of fire and life,” said Koehler in the telephone interview on Friday. “Nothing covers surgery or maintenance of the room.”
While the hospital using Hyperbaric room is in accordance with the code developed by the National Fire Prevention Association, the Michigan standard development organization does not have a unique characteristics of lack of regulatory framework for oxygen treatment Hyperbaric. Hyperbaric health care system.
At this time, there are nearly 150 facilities nationwide, certified by the group, with two places in Michigan.
The certification process involves the inspection in the place and checking that the equipment has been cared for and the experts are appropriate and cost of approximately $ 10,000 for the certification that takes three to four years.
He predicted that thousands of spas, health companies and other stores are operating the hyperbaric room in the United States without certification and he said that he is afraid that many people may not receive strict standards.
Members of the two democratic legislative council in Michigan State State Stephanie Chang and the representative of the state of Sharon McDonell is working together to explore the rules after the death of Thomas.
Chang said that she was alarmed with what it seemed to be a problem that led to the fire in accordance with what the Attorney General of the state of Michigan stated, as well as being accused of not having a technician who has been trained appropriately.
“Let’s fix all of those vulnerability,” Chang said. She said that she and Macdonell aim to introduce the law in spring.
Macdonell said that it is important not only to make Hyperbaric Chambers safer. But still stop the business from a claim that has not been proven on what therapy can do
“People are using parents who have children with difficult conditions to treat and just generate the revenue of parents,” she said. “It cannot be understood.”
Thomas’s death was caused by the use of oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric has spread to increase steam in the last few years, because celebrities have persuaded it for everything, from anti -aging to their mental health promotion. Food and Drug Administration Have warned Some claims about what the Hyperbaric room can do is “not proven” and encourages patients to the amenities that are certified only.
The Hyperbaric Chamber of Commerce is rare but never had before. In 2009, a 4 year old child and Grandma died. After the flame at the non -certified clinic, the boy has been treated for the disabled brain disease. Two employees were charged. In their death, one of them is a doctor who Lost his medical license–
In the case of 2009, the National Safety Rules said. He hoped that Thomas’s death would
“We need a very necessary certification,” he said. “We hope this will change the page.”
While there are guidelines for the method of building and proceeding safely and conducting the Hyperbaric Chamber of Commerce, but there is no supervision of the central government, the corresponding state of the hospital. The Food and Drug Administration said in the email last month that some Hyperbaric rooms were controlled in accordance with the definition of the Class II medical device, which is for use in the diagnosis or other conditions or to treat diseases or prevention. “
The Medicare & Medicaid service center requires Medicare and Medicaid service providers to comply with the National Fire Protection Association code. But not used with other facilities, which still have to comply with local buildings and fire extinguishers. Brian O’connor, the senior engineer of the National Fire Prevention Association.
The joint committee, which is a non -profit organization that has been certified by more than 24,000 health care programs around the world, saying in emergency procedures and training practices for hospitals with hyperbaric rooms. But not certified, such as the Oxford Center
At the same time, the Department of Public Health, Michigan, Occupational Health Safety, and the Department of License and Regulatory Commission said that they do not take care of the Hyperbaric room, the agency has settled that the facilities that use Hyperbaric rooms do not need to get a terrifying Peter.
“Why?” He said. “Even the hairdresser must have a license and she will not explode all of her beauty salons.”