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Hey y'all --whilst reading about IWR/D I got to thinking about the
ways chamber treatment differs from hanging on a rope or floaating
your head up in a tub the way we do in caves down here for normal
deco. Besides sucking down O2, treatment also consists of FLUID INTAKE
TO THE MAX. I got an I-V of gator-aide on my ride and whizzed as much
as a beer party in college. When either hanging to temp. supress a
hit, or for plain ol' hangtime, having a good fluid supply at the deco
stop makes as much sense to insure effective treatment as everything
else you could do. When tom Morris and Woody Jasper had finished a
3,000 ft. downstream push (max.D 160) at a local siphon, they enjoyed
warm soup taken into the mini-dumpster they had for a habitat. The all
metal thermos supplied fluid, heat, and nourishment -- as well as
being mmmmm,mmmmm,good.  Our aquifer water is around 72F but after
several hours, that feels cold and internal warming feels good.

Anyway, fluid up before the dive. Stage a non-carbonated bev. at your
last stop -- and improve the entire situation (bad or ggood as it may
be) immeasureably with water, sports drink, chocolate, soup, juice. 
At that point the molecular diffusion rate across the surface of your
nostril interior during bubble formation at greater than bathtub
depths don't matter much -- you just need O2, time, and fluids!

next time I'll tell you a little story about roger werner and his
dry-suit P-valves, the logical sequel to this evening's little diving
tip.

NOW TURN OFF THAT FLASHLIGHT AND GET TO BED!!
-- 
Christopher A. Brown
The Technical Diving Video Library
by Sci-Graphica Public Relations/DOCENT FILMS
Tallahassee FL 32311
chbrown@fr*.fs*.ed*
p904-877-4385,f904-656-1355
The winner is not the guy who dies with the most toys -- it's his
widow's boyfriend.

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