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When I was a child, my folks wouldn't let us run our primitive propane space heaters after bedtime and that was about all we could do to protect ourselves. Technological improvements have made room monitors and tank testers so cheap and dependable, much of the risk has been removed - if we use them. I always take a room CO monitor on any overnight trip as hotels usually don't have them in every room, if at all, but they all have water heaters even in warm weather - and I take my tank CO tester to check every tank on any diving trip as it's all too possible for only a few or even one tank of a lot to be tainted. Too cheap & easy not to protect ourselves nowadays.
Some of the reported story doesn't make sense, as is often the case...
See the lengthy story at Former fire-rescue chief saves friend’s life in diving drama | Marco Island Sun Times | marcoislandflorida.com
At least they plan to get a CO tester now. He was so lucky to have such an expert rescue diver taking control.
Some of the reported story doesn't make sense, as is often the case...
CO mixes with tank air easily with similar mass & weight, so that statement is just wrong - but the rest of the story could well fit a CO hit, and ascending in such an event can indeed make the CO blood content more dangerous as PPO declines. No mention of tank air testing, but then it's rare for operators and authorities to have tank CO testers even now. While proof is lacking in this incident, the only way to know if any tank is safe is to test it - and tank testers can be rented for trips if you don't want to own one. So called reputable fillers are no assurance, nor are inline CO monitors even tho all fillers should use them.“When the air level in the tank gets down to under 1,500 pounds, if there is any contamination, it will have settled to this bottom level. There is no smell or taste, and you can’t see it,” Rodriguez said.
See the lengthy story at Former fire-rescue chief saves friend’s life in diving drama | Marco Island Sun Times | marcoislandflorida.com
At least they plan to get a CO tester now. He was so lucky to have such an expert rescue diver taking control.
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