carbon monoxide - effects during diving when descending and at depth
Last reviewed 01/2018
- carbon monoxide
- breathing gas must contain less than 5 parts per million (ppm) of carbon monoxide
- if the breathing gas contains higher concentrations then as it is compressed the partial pressure of carbon monoxide may rise to potentially lethal levels
- main source of the gas is from the exhaust fumes of the engine of an
air compressor
- if not expelled well away from the inlet to the compressor, may be drawn into the diver's air cylinder
Reference:
- 1) Edge CJ. Recreational diving medicine.Current Anaesthesia Critical Care 2008; 19 (4): 235-246.
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