Hypoxic loss of consciousness in air diving: two cases of mixtures made hypoxic by oxidation of the scuba diving cylinder

We report two cases of internal corrosion of a scuba cylinder rendering the respired gas profoundly hypoxic and causing immediate hypoxic loss of consciousness in divers.PMID:38091597 | DOI:10.28920/dhm53.4.356-359

Source: Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Arnaud Druelle Lucille Daubresse Jean U Mullot H élène Streit Pierre Louge Source Type: research