oxygen toxicity

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oxygen
noun[U]
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/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us
/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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toxicity
noun[U]
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/tɒkˈsɪs.ɪ.ti/us
/taːkˈsis.ə.t̬i/
the level of poison contained in a drug, or the ability of a drug to poison ...
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(Definition ofoxygenandtoxicityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Breathing at depth can cause nitrogen narcosis andoxygentoxicity.
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Oxygentoxicityhas now become a rare occurrence other than when caused by equipment malfunction and human error.
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Susceptibility tooxygentoxicityvaries dramatically from person to person, and to a much smaller extent from day to day for the same diver.
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Furthermore,oxygentoxicitybecomes a factor at high oxygen concentrations.
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Susceptibility tooxygentoxicityvaries dramatically from person to person, and to a smaller extent from day to day for the same diver.
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These gas mixes can also lower the level of oxygen in the mix to reduce the danger ofoxygentoxicity.
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Deep air proponents base the proper depth limit of air diving upon the risk ofoxygentoxicity.
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Oxygentoxicityis a concern for underwater divers, those on high concentrations of supplemental oxygen (particularly premature babies), and those undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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This created an extreme risk of both narcosis andoxygentoxicityin the divers and contributed to a high fatality rate amongst those attempting records.
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Between 1995 and 1999, reports showed 405 surface-supported dives using the heliumoxygen tables; of these,oxygentoxicitysymptoms were observed on 6 dives (1.5%).
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It is also known asoxygentoxicitysyndrome, oxygen intoxication, and oxygen poisoning.
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Studies show that, in the long term, a robust recovery from most types ofoxygentoxicityis possible.
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However, these symptoms may be helpful in diagnosing the first stages ofoxygentoxicityin patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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The fraction of the oxygen determines the greatest depth at which the mixture can safely be used to avoidoxygentoxicity.
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Oxygentoxicityis managed by reducing the exposure to elevated oxygen levels.
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Of the 6,250 oxygen-tolerance tests performed between 1976 and 1997, only 6 episodes ofoxygentoxicitywere observed (0.1%).
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Breathing normal air (with 21 percent oxygen) at depths greater than creates a high risk ofoxygentoxicity.
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Deeper diving requires significant dilution of with other gases, such as nitrogen or helium, to help preventoxygentoxicity.
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This kind of hyperoxia can lead tooxygentoxicity.
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Shilling researched the topics of nitrogen narcosis,oxygentoxicity, and decompression table development including important research on surface decompression.
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