Poisonings in diving

Άρθρο: Γιώργος Πέτρου

Photo: Makis Vitsentzatos – Yannis Detorakis, Vassilis Vlachopoulos

https://scubatechphilippines.com/scuba_blog/oxygen-toxicity-thalmann/

https://flipper.diff.org/app/items/6377

Gas mixtures such as Air, EANx, Trimix, Heliox give us the opportunity to enjoy the underwater world.

σε συνδυασμό με την εκπαίδευση, τον εξοπλισμό και τη πειθαρχία μας στους κανόνες και τα μέτρα ασφαλείας.

The gases that make up these mixtures offer benefits to us but like everything in this nature they also have the other side. When their use is done beyond a limit, a greater PPgas (Partial Gas Pressure) than the allowed one, then they present dangerous side effects that we call Poisonings. This article deals with these, in basic terms. Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide. Carbon Monoxide. The percentage ratio in combination with the depth determines the PP (Partial Pressure) that the body and our Neurological system will experience.