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To: shelps@ac*.ma*.ad*.ed*.au* (Prime Rat)
Subject: Re: Occurance of air embolisms
From: story@be*.es*.sg*.co* (David Story)
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 11:04:33 -0800 (PDT)

Prime Rat writes:
> 
:
> good evidence for detectable bubbles forming after ascent from depths as 
> shallow as 8m [Ikeda T, Okamoto Y, Hashimoto A (1993) Bubble formation and 
:
> an 8-m dive presented various amounts of bubbles and that the minimum depth 
> for detectable bubble formation was assessed at around 6 m.]

There were some saturation dives conducted to 3,4, and 6m about two or
three years ago (I forget the exact reference but can dig it up if
needed) in which even 3m saturations resulted in bubbles after direct
ascent to the surface.

Cheers,

David Story                        NAUI AI Z9588, PADI DM 43922, EMT
story@be*.wp*.sg*.co*		  Every dive is a decompression dive.

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