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.
20 Little Known Facts About The Human Body. 1  A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day. 2  A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph. 3  Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.  A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.