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A diving fatality due to oxygen toxicity during a “technical” dive
Author(s) -
Lawrence Christopher H
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124961.x
Subject(s) - oxygen toxicity , toxicity , oxygen , medicine , emergency medicine , medical emergency , toxicology , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry
An experienced diver drowned after a generalised seizure caused by oxygen toxicity during a 19‐minute “technical” dive to a depth of 47m. He had used a 50% oxygen/nitrogen gas mixture inappropriately during the dive. This case attests the risk of oxygen toxicity from oxygen‐enriched air during deep dives, the shortcomings of the diver's equipment, and the need to examine, with knowledge of diving physiology and practice, both the body and equipment.