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At 10:23 PM 11/24/95 -0500, you wrote: >Jason: > >While I don't really care to enter this debate at the present time, I would >like to correct you on a point, for the benefit of others that might be >reading. > >A diver's RMV will not increase at all, due to any stress level change. > >By definition RMV stands for "Resting Minute Ventilation" and it means just >that: resting. I believe you maybe confused with "Minute Ventilation" > >Take Care >John >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > John, While the US Navy Diving Manual defines RMV as respiratory minute volume, it is discussed as " ....his gas comsumption (at the surface, at rest). This gas comsumption rate (expressed as RMV - respiratory minute volume) ...." This is taken from "Deep Diving", revised edition by Gilliam et.al. Thus, it appears that the quantifier "resting" is used by Gilliam when discussing the determination of a baseline minute ventilation, and from this baseline value modifiers are applied to approximate gas comsumption during differing work loads. Not that I am saying that Gilliam was correct, but that this useage appears to be quite common. John
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