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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 13:45:36 -1000 (HST)
From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>
To: screwloose@ne*.co*
Cc: John 015 <CC015012@BR*.br*.ed*>, techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: DCS, body mass and nitrogen dosing


>    Carl pointed out to me that a high PPN2 can cause rigidity of red
> blood cells,which then results in microcirculatory damage & may
> precipitate a case of the bends.If this is true,then the analogy of N2
> absorption to drug absorption may have some validity.Any one who can
> clarify this aspect,please do so.

I keep hearing about this rigidity of RBC's at high PN2, but I haven't 
yet been able to get anyone to give me a reference.  In any case, if we 
assume it's true, then I can understand how breathing high PN2 can lead 
to microcirculatory damage (and perhaps account for how tired we feel 
after deep air dives), but I can't quite visualize how it would 
precipitate bends. Carl? George? Someone wanna explain?

Aloha,
Rich

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