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In a message dated 96-08-06 22:17:39 EDT, screwloose@ne*.co* writes:

>  For a very few individuals,maybe narcosis at depths shallower than
>  100' is a factor,but let's not start making it to excuse poor
>  judgement that began on the surface.
>   

Personally, I've been narced as shallow as 80'. Not to the point that I was 
really buzzed, but I could feel it's subtle effects. Whats important is to
realize
that it is there, and compencate. 

Anyways, there was something that went wrong at the bottom; and they couldn't
deal with it. It could be because they were narced, incompetent,
 inexpereinced;
or more likely, all of the above. 

If theres one thing I've learned from listening to cave divers, and reading
the
manuals, it's deal with the problem then make an orderly exit. Panic and
swimming
madly for the exit leads to dead divers. The same is the same for open water
diving. Deal with the problem at the bottom, and make a safe, slow ascent.

Al
ALongtin@ao*.co*

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