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Date: Tue, 30 May 95 16:42:00 GMT
From: "John Gibbons" <jgibbo@ph*.lo*.ac*.uk*>
To: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: O2 tox vs CO2 blackout
Jason wrote

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Once at 30m, while using *totally* inadequate breathing equipment, while
working *very* hard.
Twice at 50m, once using poor equipment and working quite hard, (this
one I allowed to reach the stage of totall visiual loss) once working
*very* hard while breathing good equipment.
Once at 60m, breathing ok equipment (well tuned 70's scubapro, MK2?)
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I think that sometimes people forget that CO2 has a significant effect at 
pressure on the CNS and can cause sudden blackout in poorly ventilated 
divers working at depth. Some of the symptoms felt at low ppO2 (less than 
1.6) might be attributed to CO2 and not O2

John M. Gibbons                       0171-793-1101 Home
Univ. London School of Pharmacy       0171-582-6561 Fax
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry     0171-753-5800 Wk ex 4882
jgibbo@cl*.ul*.ac*.uk*            or
jgibbo@cu*.ph*.lo*.ac*.uk*

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