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At Boston Sea Rovers in the early '80s or late '70s I saw a presentation on decompression / hyperbarics by a British physicain who recommended 1 baby asprin (88mg) the night before a day of diving. John Walker wrote: > Al Filart wrote: > > > > A friend of mine who does commercial diving suggested that I take > > aspirin before engaging in deco-diving. > > > > Does taking aspirin really help in decompression? > > if it does, why? Does using pure O2 as decompression gas carry any > > problem? > > What is the suggested dose before a dive? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > -- > > > > Al Filart > > 09685812@ma*.dl*.ed*.ph* > > Al, asprin can break down coagulants in the blood for up to two weeks. > These coagulants are believed to adhere to bubbles thus increasing the > bubble surface tension. John > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Guns and Armour of SCAPA FLOW 1998 Underwater Photographic Survey of Historic Wrecks http://www.gunsofscapa.demon.co.uk -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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