Citation

Lawrence CH. Med. J. Aust. 1996; 165(5): 262-263.

Affiliation

NSW Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sydney, NSW. IOFM@OZEMAIL.COM.AU

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8816683

Abstract

An experienced diver drowned after a generalised seizure caused by oxygen toxicity during a 19-minute "technical" dive to a depth of 47 m. He had used a 50% oxygen/nitrogen gas mixture inappropriately during the dive. This case attests the risk of oxygen toxicity from oxygen-enriched air during deep dives, the shortcomings of the diver's equipment, and the need to examine, with knowledge of diving physiology and practice, both the body and equipment.

Language: en