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From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:31:52 -0400
To: Art Greenberg <artg@ec*.ne*>
CC: dmackay@cg*.wa*.ca*, techdiver <techdiver@aq*.co*>, cavers@cavers.com
Subject: Re: Decompression Question
The narc management is a good idea in itself, but we still have gas on
our backs for a problem that would require a clear head. The real deal
is the lack of damage from the nitrogen when helium is present, the
decompression advantage of helium over nitrogen, and the ease of
breathing helium-based gasses for long exposures which reduces lung
loading, fatigue, irritation, swelling, and  co2 buildup in the tissues
and hence is inherently safer from an oxtox and overall oxygen damage
perspective.

Jablonski and Mee use helium in the 50% mix as well. 

Art Greenberg wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 kirvine@sa*.ne* wrote:
> 
> > Dan, make it 35 / 50 / 100, and if you really want an improvement, put
> > 30% helium in the 35 oxygen mix. The next mix down is 18 ox / 40 helium.
> 
> G -
> 
> Is the helium in the deep deco mix only for narcosis reasons, or is there a
> decompression advantage as well?
> 
> --
> Art Greenberg
> artg@ec*.ne*


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