However, in a critical setting, a patient with a normal pH, a high CO 2, and a high bicarbonate means that, although there is a high carbon dioxide level, there is metabolic compensation. As a result, one must be careful as to not artificially adjust breaths to lower the carbon dioxide.
Looking at your data you might be thinking how you compare to the human average reaction time. Here it is! The average reaction time for humans is 0.25 seconds to a visual stimulus, 0.17 for an audio stimulus, and 0.15 seconds for a touch stimulus.
Answer by Mikipedia. Confidence votes 11.4K. The definition of reaction time, in terms of driving, is how long it takes you to react to an emergency: by hitting the brakes, turning the wheel, etc. For most people, this time is approximately 1 second, which at a speed of 60 mph is about 90 feet.