During under water diving the main danger is due to?: (A) Oxygen and nitrogen, (B) CO, and nitrogen, (C) Oxygen only, (D) Nitrogenonly
Answer is A. ANSWER: (A) Oxygen and nitrogenREF: Ganongs 22nd ed chapter 37Indirect repeat from December 2010POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO INCREASED BAROMETRIC PRESSURE UNDER WATER:Oxygen toxicityLung damage, ConvulsionsNitrogen narcosisEuphoria, Impaired performanceHigh-pressure nervous syndromeTremors, SomnolenceDecompression sicknessPain, ParalysesAir embolismSudden death