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>From: shelps@ac*.ma*.ad*.ed*.au* (Prime Rat)
>>From: d.giddy@tr*.oz*.au* (David Giddy)
>>statement in the manual. Under the section on Nitrogen Narcosis, the last
>>point on the slide was that the effects could be ameliorated through the
>>use of depressant drugs!
^^^^^^^^^^__
Sorry I mean't anti-depressants here!
>
>ameliorated means 'to make better'. This then is indeed curious. Have you
'Ameliorated' was my word, not the manuals - I mean 'improve' in the sense of
reducing the negative effects!
>a page (and edition) number for this statement in the IANTD manual? Which
>antidepressant drugs do they refer to.
I don't have the manual with me at work, but I believe it is the current
version (Rob Cason supplied it, so maybe he can comment!). It did not specify
any particular drugs, but made a general comment about anti-depressants.
>
>>Should we now have a few shots of tequila before doing deep air dives ?!?! :-)
>
>Tequila (ethanol) is a depressant [because it inhibits excitatory pathways].
Sorry, I'm getting my depressants and anti-depressants mixed up! How about
a hit of 'Speed' (or maybe Prozac!)
David.
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