Jul 17 2023 27 mins
Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabeel, and guest Dr. Gary Toups discuss hyperbaric medicine, including the recent implosion of the Titan submersible. Dr. Toups also discusses decompression illnesses in divers and case-on workers.
Dr. Toups has practiced Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine since 2004, when he treated recreational divers and military aviators for decompression illness at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. He is a former US Air Force officer, and served as a navigator, pilot, flight safety officer, and aircraft mishap investigator. In 1995, he left aviation and attended the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, earning his MD in 1999.