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Nitrox Incident Scuba Diving - Full Analysis As the final culmination of my scuba gasses series, this is my full analysis of this "nitrox" event. As many have noted, though this was posted originally as a nitrox incident, the nitrox itself was not the culprit, but there were many issues to...

Saw this on Youtube, thought it would be of interest. If it is in the wrong place, please move it. Diving and Hyperbaric Physiology Some information on IPO and front/back mounted counter lungs. Narcosis etc.

Hi all! I want to share a recent experience with you all to get some perspective, advice, comments, etc...whatever you want... So this year everything has been influenced by Covid, and like everything else, most of our club diving trips were cancelled until the one in August. We were 5...

[Background] This is a very rudimentary look at a single aspect of gas planning: the narcotic potential of the breathing medium. Gas narcosis (whether N2, O2, or CO2) impairs divers' cognitive functions, which poses safety concerns. Understanding/mitigating the risks posed by narcosis is an...

I was recently acting as the divemaster trainee (supervised by an instructor) guiding 3 highly experienced tourist divers at Nusa Penida in Bali. The first dive was something of a nightmare, with none of the tourist divers following proper buddy procedures and one displaying very poor buoyancy...

Hi all, it's John Triggerfish here; the world's most entertainingly prominent scuba author and diving supremo. I've just come back from lecturing on the island of Gozo about how to become a middle aged scubahero when I discovered that it's common for PADI divers to go 63m on air to do the...

A friend and I recently got our Cavern Diver certifications. We plan to go diving at Morrison Springs this weekend. We need to rent gear/air/nitrox and I want to understand the layout of the cavern before going so that I can plan our dive(s) to reduce the chances of bends/narcosis. I was...

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New study turns the O2 narcosis question around 180 degrees... again. Objective vs. Subjective Evaluation of Cognitive Performance Duri...: Ingenta Connect "The results suggest that EANx could protect against decreased neuro-cognitive performance induced by inert gas narcosis. It was not...

Hi all, event on this link as follows... Narcosis Diver's PARTY Narcosis Dive Party 2017 Feb 4th 2017 6pm - 2am Indochine Suntec City Bar Is anyone going for this event? Now have early bird tix till 31st Dec 2016. Going @ $25, after Dec will be $35. Tickets can be obtained at...

I wrote an article about some newer results in the study of nitrogen narcosis ... basically it lasts much longer than is commonly taught, until the divers are back on the surface. During deco, even when much shallower than at depths normally associated with being narced, the effect likely...

A 2012 study indicates that nitrogen narcosis may persist even after ascent from depth, including at the surface post-dive. What does this mean for divers? Read about the science behind the study... the results... and potential guidelines for divers in my latest article: Does Nitrogen...