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Moving in extreme environments: inert gas narcosis and underwater activities

Overview of attention for article published in Extreme Physiology & Medicine, February 2015
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Title
Moving in extreme environments: inert gas narcosis and underwater activities
Published in
Extreme Physiology & Medicine, February 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13728-014-0020-7
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James E Clark

Abstract

Exposure to the underwater environment for pleasure or work poses many challenges on the human body including thermal stress, barotraumas, decompression sickness as well as the acute effects of breathing gases under pressure. With the popularity of recreational self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving on the increase and deep inland dive sites becoming more accessible, it is important that we understand the effects of breathing pressurised gas at depth can have on the body. One of the common consequences of hyperbaric gas is the narcotic effect of inert gas. Nitrogen (a major component of air) under pressure can impede mental function and physical performance at depths of as little as 10 m underwater. With increased depth, symptoms can worsen to include confusion, disturbed coordination, lack of concentration, hallucinations and unconsciousness. Narcosis has been shown to contribute directly to up to 6% of deaths in divers and is likely to be indirectly associated with other diving incidents at depth. This article explores inert gas narcosis, the effect on divers' movement and function underwater and the proposed physiological mechanisms. Also discussed are some of the factors that affect the susceptibility of divers to the condition. In conclusion, understanding the cause of this potentially debilitating problem is important to ensure that safe diving practices continue.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Unknown 92 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 15 16%
Student > Bachelor 14 15%
Student > Master 10 11%
Other 6 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 6%
Other 13 14%
Unknown 29 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 20 22%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 4%
Social Sciences 3 3%
Other 18 19%
Unknown 34 37%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 October 2019.
All research outputs
#7,463,924
of 23,646,998 outputs
Outputs from Extreme Physiology & Medicine
#61
of 107 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#83,349
of 256,455 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Extreme Physiology & Medicine
#4
of 4 outputs
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