Peter, if yo could arrange that, we can get it down there and do it. We have discussd this before, and have done it right after surfacing - FSU conducted the tests, but everyone who lived was clean. Exley used to hang around for hours getting dopplered. -G On Tue, 23 Jul 1996, Peter Heseltine <heseltin@hs*.us*.ed*> wrote: >After I wrote this the obvious struck me: Maybe the water pressure on >your chest (which usually raises right sided pressures) keeps >almost *everybody's* foramen ovale open while they dive! Here's a task >for you George, while you are locked in your habitat deco-ing for hours. >Take down a doppler and see if you can pick up R to L blood flow on your >buddies. These things actually work just like a video camera, so you >could have the unit on the surface with an umbilical. All you need is the >jelly to spread on your buddies chests. Hmm. > >-ph >Peter Heseltine wrote on 7/22/96: > >Maybe the extra pressure on >your chest from the water keeps the PFO closed 99.999% of the time, even >in people who have one. >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > > George M. Irvine III DIR WKPP 1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316 954-493-6655 FAX 6698 Email gmiiii@in*.co*
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