About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Nitrogen narcosis, Hypoxia, Decompression sickness, Asphyxia, Hypothermia, Oxygen toxicity, Hyperbaric medicine, Atrial septal defect, United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Drowning, Oxygen therapy, Uncontrolled decompression, List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders, Avascular necrosis, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Rubicon Foundation, Diving hazards and precautions, Barotrauma, Deep water blackout, In-water recompression, Valsalva maneuver, Shallow water blackout, Air embolism, Hypercapnia, Aerosinusitis, National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, Isobaric counterdiffusion, Dysbarism, Ear clearing, Divers Alert Network, Dysbaric osteonecrosis, Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Mammalian diving reflex, Barodontalgia, High-pressure nervous syndrome, CO retention, Instinctive drowning response, Decompression illness, South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society, Recompression chamber, Aerospace Medical Association, Royal Australian Navy School of Underwater Medicine, Immersion diuresis, Alternobaric vertigo, Frenzel maneuver, Hydrogen narcosis, Taravana, Salt water aspiration syndrome, Blood shift, Diving Diseases Research Centre, Hyperoxia, Bottom time, Normocapnia. Excerpt: Oxygen toxicity is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen () at elevated partial pressures. It is also known as oxygen toxicity syndrome, oxygen intoxication, and oxygen poisoning. Historically, the central nervous system condition was called the Paul Bert effect, and the pulmonary condition the Lorrain Smith effect, after the researchers who pioneered its discovery and description in the late 19th century. Severe cases can result in cell damage and death, with effects most often seen in the central nervous system, lungs and eyes. Oxygen toxicity is a concern...
