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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 21:19:28 -0800
To: Scott Hunsucker <swhac@pc*.gu*.ne*>, techdiver@aq*.co*,
     cavers@cavers.com
From: "Kevin Connell" <kevin@nw*.co*>
Subject: Re: CNS Toxicity
Scott, can you (or anyone else) elaborate a bit on this.  JJ discussed this 
during tech3, about how studies showed that a *large* percentage of the 
seizures (and maybe just symptoms too..) occurred after the switch to low 
po2, in other words, it was the switch that precipitated the cns problem.

At 07:36 PM 2/19/2000 -0600, Scott Hunsucker wrote:
>Hello,
>
>The infamous offgas effect.   High PO2s cause biochemical changes in the 
>Central Nervous System that may linger after the high PO2 has 
>subsided.  This may cause a seizure a few minutes after the diver has 
>stopped breathing the hyperoxic mix.  This is more likely to occur if the 
>diver had experienced one of the "milder" symptoms of toxicity; however, 
>toxicity can occur with no symptoms, so a watchful eye must still be 
>employed.  This possibility is greatly diminished after several minutes.
>How to avoid:  Be extremely careful, avoid high PO2s.  Very little is 
>known about this.


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  Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*>

  NW Labor Systems, Inc
  http://www.nwls.com

  Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.

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