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To: scot@bt*.co* (Scot Anderson)
Subject: Re: Asprin & platelete cohesiveness
From: story@be*.en*.sg*.co* (David Story)
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 14:34:22 -0800 (PST)

Scot Anderson writes:
> 
> Uh, just a note here.  About this whole thing.  Blood Clotting is an
> important thing.  How come slow it down?  Why alter metabolism stuff
> when we're still in the dark on the whole thing anyway?  How about we
> take O2 for deco, dive nitrox for travel mix, use good dive planners, and
> be conservative in profiles?

Because even when we are conservative, we have "silent" bubbles.  

The aspirin is an attempt to lessen their impact, and the dosage is
chosen to avoid masking the symptoms of DCI.  The unspoken assumption
is that DCI is far more likely than diving-induced bleeding.

Cheers,

David Story                        NAUI AI Z9588, PADI DM 43922, EMT
story@be*.wp*.sg*.co*		    Better diving through lithium.

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