Description
Registered Hyperbaric Technician (RHT): 100% Online
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy treats non-healing diabetic wounds, radiation injuries, carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression sickness, and every chamber needs trained people to run it. This course prepares you to be one of them, and it starts you on the IBHBOT path to Registered Hyperbaric Technician.
Who this course is for
- Anyone who wants to work in hyperbaric medicine. No license is required
- EMTs and paramedics moving into hyperbaric or wound care settings
- Medical assistants, technicians and other staff joining a hyperbaric or wound care clinic
- Divers and dive professionals who want to work in a chamber
IBHBOT board certification
- Complete this course and receive your certificate of completion.
- Apply for Associate Hyperbaric Technician (AHT) through the International Board of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (IBHBOT) and pass the IBHBOT board exam.
- Earn the Registered Hyperbaric Technician (RHT) mark by documenting 500 clinical hours in a hyperbaric facility and passing IBHBOT’s portfolio review.
Registered nurses and LPNs who take this course apply for the IBHBOT Associate Hyperbaric Nurse (AHN) credential instead. See Introduction to Hyperbaric Medicine.
What you will learn
- Hyperbaric physics, gas laws and hyperbaric physiology
- Principles and clinical applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Patient assessment, preparation and monitoring during treatment
- Monoplace and multiplace chamber systems, oxygen delivery and gas systems
- Treatment protocols, compression and decompression
- Oxygen toxicity and adverse treatment events
- Fire prevention, oxygen safety and hyperbaric emergency procedures
- Infection prevention, patient safety, documentation and quality assurance
- Clinical case applications and treatment scenarios
How a hyperbaric clinic works
The patient sees the provider and is screened, the provider sets the treatment, and on return visits a nurse or technician checks the patient and brings them into the chamber. This course teaches what each of those steps depends on: what pressure does to gas and tissue, which conditions are treated and why, who should not go in the chamber, and what to watch for during and after treatment.
How the course works
- 100% online and self-paced. Start when you enroll and work on your own schedule
- Narrated modules with assessments, and a comprehensive final examination
- No travel and no classroom time
Continuing education
- 40 CE hours, approved by the Florida Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (Florida CE# 20-1405491)
- CE hours are available to certified EMTs and paramedics. Students without an EMT or paramedic certification complete the same course without CE credit
About Trilogy
Trilogy Emergency Medical Solutions is a veteran-owned EMS education company founded in 2010 and a Florida-approved EMS training provider (#50-29993). Trilogy is an IBHBOT-approved training provider for diving and hyperbaric medicine.
Questions
Will my employer accept this course?
Every employer sets its own requirements, so check with yours before you enroll. The course provides the education requirement for IBHBOT Associate Hyperbaric Technician certification, the first step to the Registered Hyperbaric Technician mark, and is approved by Florida EMS for 40 hours of EMT and paramedic continuing education (Florida CE# 20-1405491).
Do I need a medical license?
No. The course is open to anyone who wants to enter hyperbaric medicine.
Can I pay over time?
Yes. Pay-over-time options are available at checkout.
Want diving medicine too?
EMTs, paramedics, PAs and NPs can take the Unified DMT/RHT Course, which combines this course with Dive Medical Technician in one program.
Questions before you enroll? Email training@trilogyems.com.
