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Well, I got that wrong! apologies. I should have said 1/5, not 5%. Is
there a hyperbaric expert out there who can put us right? Geoff
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From: James Crocker <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 10:08 PM
Subject: [P-F] Hyperbaric oxygen
>>From: Geoff Stanford <[log in to unmask]>
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>>normal oxygen % in the air we breathe is (if I remember rightly) >around
>5.
>>For hyperbaric "above pressure" you put the patient in a confined >space
>and add oxygen to around 7% or more.
>
>The Earth's atmosphere contains about 21% oxygen, by volume. Low oxygen
>is considered ~19%, too high ~23% (or is it 23.5%). At around 16% or so
>even the most vigorous will start to get disoriented.
>
>I imagine that hyperbaric (meaning higher pressure) may introduce some
>oxygen, but probably only a couple of %'s higher than normal as noted.
>
>I know nothing about this procedure BTW. My knowledge is in engineering.
>
>James Crocker
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