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Nitrogen narcosis is an illness that occurs in divers who dive in waters 100 feet deep or more, while compressed air is being breathed. The illness occurs when nitrogen levels in the blood stream increase as the depth increases. The symptom...
To prevent nitrogen narcosis, you first need to learn what it is. Nitrogen Narcosis Nitrogen narcosis is a condition that seasoned scuba divers are very well aware of. This particular condition can be very dangerous and can even be life thr...
1. confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood
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Yes. Because nitrogen narcosis is a direct result of the increased partial pressure of that gas, diving on NITROX reduces the effects when compared to diving air at the same depth. You are less "narked" on NITROX.. I often dive ...
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It doesn't. Nitrogen narcosis is a nitrogen toxicity that happens only at depths of 100+ ft. Decompression Illness or "The Bends" is what happens when divers ascend too quickly.
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It depends on if you accept oxygen as a narcotic, if not more so than nitrogen. Different agencies and experts still debate this issue to this day. Studies show that the mechanism believed to causes narcosis is related to the induced compou...
http://www.o2sensor.com/faqs.html#Q7
It resembles a lot of the entertaining drugs: First it makes you silly, then it makes you stupid. That's a huge simplification, of course, and researchers can't agree on exactly how narcosis alters your thinking. Three effects have been gen...
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Nitrogen narcosis is caused by the impact of nitrogen in the body. A scuba diver breathes a normal mix of air from a scuba tank. This air contains around 79% nitrogen. When breathed at depth the partial pressure of the nitrogen results in m...
http://scuba-diving.suite101.com/article.cfm/problems_o...
The simple answer is the partial pressure of nitrogen being breathed. The deeper a diver goes, the greater the partial pressure of nitrogen in the air being breathed due to the increased pressure from being deeper. There is also a debate as...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why+conc+of+nitrogen+in+scuba...
If you believe you are suffering from nitrogen narcosis then signal to your buddy, by doing the "I'm narc'd!" hand signal, which is moving your index finger in circles at the side of your head (more diving hand signals here). You ...
http://www.thescubasite.com/Clearing-Your-Scuba-Mask/Le...
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