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On Fri, 8 Sep 1995, Robert Favorite wrote: > On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, brad wrote: > > > Reading last weeks mail someone stated that CO not CO2 was the trigger that > > caused our respitory actions. Is this ture? > > NN N OOO > N N N O O > N N N O O > N N N O O > N NN OOO > > > > CO2 triggers breathing or according to earlier posts in some people i.e > those with emphysema low O2 can be a trigger. all CO triggers is tissue > hypoxia and a trip to Davie J's > Thx Bob F. There is some evidence that CO exposure also kills through direct brain damage rather than simply converting carboxyhemoglobin. There is further evidence that high CO exposure (at 1 ATA) can cause brain damage, personality changes, long term confusion, onset of which symptoms can be delayed up to about one month after exposure. Nick Simicich - njs@sc*.em*.ne* - (last choice) njs@bc*.vn*.ib*.co* http://scifi.emi.net/njs.html -- Stop by and Light Up The World!
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