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Narcotic effects of respiratory nitrogen
Nitrogen narcosis (also known as narcosis while diving, inert gas narcosis, raptures of the deep, Martini effect) is a reversible alteration in consciousness
Nitrogen_narcosis
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up narcosis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Narcosis may refer to: Carbon dioxide narcosis, condition where a high level of carbon dioxide in
Narcosis
Chemical element with atomic number 7 (N)
nitrogen is an anaesthetic agent, causing nitrogen narcosis, a temporary state of mental impairment similar to nitrous oxide intoxication. Nitrogen dissolves
Nitrogen
Psychotropic state induced by breathing hydrogen at high partial pressures
than nitrogen (which causes the better known nitrogen narcosis) and is very rarely used in diving. In tests of the effect of hydrogen narcosis, where
Hydrogen_narcosis
Diving beyond the scope of recreational diving
pressure of nitrogen, with a risk of nitrogen narcosis. Having an incorrect gas in a cylinder resulting in hypoxia, hyperoxia, nitrogen narcosis or inadequate
Technical_diving
Gas used for human respiration
decompression sickness, reducing the duration of decompression, reducing nitrogen narcosis or reducing work of breathing and allowing safer deep diving. A breathing
Breathing_gas
Abnormally high tissue carbon dioxide levels
concentration. Under hyperbaric conditions, hypercapnia contributes to nitrogen narcosis and oxygen toxicity by causing cerebral vasodilation which increases
Hypercapnia
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
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Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
Special forces unit of the British Army
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Special_Air_Service
2017 film by Johannes Roberts
guard is an hour away. He also warns that the second tank may cause nitrogen narcosis, which can lead to hallucinations. Kate leaves the cage to retrieve
47_Meters_Down
Disorder caused by dissolved gases forming bubbles in tissues
faster than nitrogen, so different decompression schedules are required, but, since helium does not cause narcosis, it is preferred over nitrogen in gas mixtures
Decompression_sickness
British cave diver who specialises in rescues
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Rick_Stanton
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
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David_Attenborough
Medical conditions resulting from changes in ambient pressure
possible.[citation needed] Nitrogen narcosis is also called “L’ivresse des grandes profondeurs” or "rapture of the deep". Nitrogen constitutes 78% of dry
Dysbarism
Species of fish
Centropyge narcosis is endemic to the Cook Islands where it has been only recorded from the waters around Rarotonga. Centropyge narcosis is found at
Centropyge_narcosis
Swimming underwater, breathing gas carried by the diver
getting out of the water, or keeping their airway secure. Panic or nitrogen narcosis may lead to inappropriate actions which may trigger another emergency
Scuba_diving
Breathing gas, mixture of nitrogen and oxygen
to reduce the effects of nitrogen narcosis, as oxygen seems to have similarly narcotic properties under pressure to nitrogen; thus one should not expect
Nitrox
Underwater diving to a depth beyond the norm
depending on whether the diving is recreational, technical or commercial. Nitrogen narcosis becomes a hazard below 30 metres (98 ft) and hypoxic breathing gas
Deep_diving
Diving mode and decompression technique
learn to cope with some of the effects of narcosis, but it is impossible to develop a tolerance. Narcosis can affect all ambient pressure divers, although
Saturation_diving
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
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Steve_Irwin
Evidence of physiological disorders resulting from underwater diving
(which covers decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism), nitrogen narcosis, high pressure nervous syndrome, oxygen toxicity, and pulmonary barotrauma
List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders
List_of_signs_and_symptoms_of_diving_disorders
British volunteer cave diver who specialises in rescues
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John_Volanthen
U.S. Navy's special operations force
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United_States_Navy_SEALs
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
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Arthur_C._Clarke
2006 animal encounter accident
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Death_of_Steve_Irwin
Special forces unit of the Royal Navy
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Special_Boat_Service
Severely deficient supply of oxygen
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Asphyxia
Semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
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Byford_Dolphin
British ocean liner (1907–1915)
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RMS_Lusitania
Influences of the underwater environment on the physiology of human divers
The most straightforward way to avoid nitrogen narcosis is for a diver to limit the depth of dives. Since narcosis becomes more severe as depth increases
Human physiology of underwater diving
Human_physiology_of_underwater_diving
Method for comparing the narcotic effects of a mixed diving gas with air
demonstrate oxygen narcosis, and research continues. There has been difficulty in identifying a reliable method of objectively measuring gas narcosis, but quantitative
Equivalent_narcotic_depth
Diving incident in the Maldives
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2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident
2026_Dhekunu_Kandu_cave_diving_incident
Outcrop of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of stony coral skeletons
sensitive to water conditions. They are under threat from excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), rising ocean heat content and acidification, overfishing
Coral_reef
Acoustic sensing method
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Sonar
Toxic effects of breathing oxygen at high partial pressures
Abnormally high tissue carbon dioxide levels Nitrogen narcosis – Narcotic effects of respiratory nitrogen Donald, Part I 1947. Clark & Thom 2003, pp. 358–60
Oxygen_toxicity
Crewed full ocean depth rated submersible
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DSV_Limiting_Factor
French oceanographer and author (1910–1997)
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Jacques_Cousteau
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
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Clive_Cussler
Australian anesthesiologist and cave diver
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Richard_Harris_(anaesthetist)
Change in sea level due to gravity
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Tide
Water current moving away from shore
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Rip_current
Respiratory impairment caused by submersion in liquid
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Drowning
Mixing and filling cylinders with breathing gases for use when scuba diving
planned dive, by reducing the risk of decompression sickness and/or nitrogen narcosis, and may improve ease of breathing. Filling cylinders with a mixture
Gas_blending_for_scuba_diving
Agents and situations that pose a threat to the underwater diver
guidance from tables or computer has been followed exactly. Nitrogen narcosis or inert gas narcosis is a reversible alteration in consciousness producing a
Diving_hazards
Irish safety freediver (1977-2017)
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Stephen_Keenan
Diving in water-filled caves
rules: Gas consumption, nitrogen narcosis and decompression obligation increase with depth, and the effects of nitrogen narcosis may be more critical in
Cave_diving
German filmmaker (1902–2003)
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Leni_Riefenstahl
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment
of their presence in the tissues in the dissolved state, such as nitrogen narcosis and high pressure nervous syndrome, or cause problems when coming
Underwater_diving
Medical condition of lack of oxygen in the tissues
suicide bag. Accidental death has occurred in cases where concentrations of nitrogen in controlled atmospheres, or methane in mines, has not been detected or
Hypoxia_(medicine)
Injury due to pressure difference between gas filled space and adjoining tissue
can delay appropriate treatment or lead to inappropriate treatment. Nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity, hypercarbia, and hypoxia can cause disturbances
Barotrauma
Submarine sinkhole north of Dahab, Egypt
insufficient gas to make the decompression stops required. The likelihood of nitrogen narcosis causing confusion leading to poor judgement in an already demanding
Blue_Hole_(Red_Sea)
Italian freediver (born 1992)
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Alessia_Zecchini
Opening in the base of a hull, platform, or chamber giving access to the water below
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Moon_pool
American engineer, vintner, and former NASA astronaut
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José_M._Hernández
Toxic effects of carbon monoxide
R-state" which has deprotonated/unionized amino acid residues (regarding nitrogen/amines) due to the less-acidic arterial pH environment (arterial blood
Carbon_monoxide_poisoning
Italian shark diver and conservationist
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Cristina_Zenato
Articulated pressure-resistant anthropomorphic housing for an underwater diver
gas mixtures, so there is no danger of decompression sickness or nitrogen narcosis when the ADS is functioning properly. An ADS can permit less-skilled
Atmospheric_diving_suit
Austrian freediver and world record holder
of decompression sickness. Nitsch temporarily fell asleep due to nitrogen narcosis during the last part of the ascent (as opposed to through oxygen starvation)
Herbert_Nitsch
Scuba cave diving incident in South Australia
effects of nitrogen narcosis. His depth gauge read approximately 180 feet (55 m). An experienced diver, familiar with the symptoms of narcosis, Smith signaled
1973 Mount Gambier cave diving accident
1973_Mount_Gambier_cave_diving_accident
Loss of consciousness at a shallow depth during a dive
metres (200 ft) when breathing air, hypothetically as a consequence of nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity, or both. One of the hazards of rebreather diving
Shallow-water_blackout
Perception of one's environment
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Situation_awareness
American astronaut, circled the Moon in 2026 (born 1975)
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Reid_Wiseman
Australian technical diver (1954–2005)
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Dave_Shaw
Unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system
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Uncontrolled_decompression
Pirate Blackbeard's ship
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Queen_Anne's_Revenge
English Tudor warship (1511–1545)
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Mary_Rose
Breathing gas consisting of oxygen, helium and nitrogen
deep dives. A lower proportion of nitrogen is required to reduce nitrogen narcosis and other physiological effects of the gas at depth. Helium has very
Trimix_(breathing_gas)
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders caused by underwater diving
Physiology and pathology Oxygen toxicity Pressure and inert gas effects Nitrogen narcosis High pressure neurological syndrome Medication under pressure Non-dysbaric
Diving_medicine
Set of detailed instructions to assist in workplace safety
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Standard_operating_procedure
United States Marine and NASA astronaut
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Randolph_Bresnik
Canadian astronaut, circled the Moon in 2026 (born 1976)
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Jeremy_Hansen
Physiological basis for decompression theory and practice
from helium-rich to nitrogen-rich mixtures should be carefully scheduled either deep (with due consideration to nitrogen narcosis) or shallow to avoid
Physiology_of_decompression
Techniques and procedures for safe decompression of divers
mixture known as the bottom gas, which is optimised for limiting inert gas narcosis and oxygen toxicity during the deep sector of the dive. This is generally
Decompression_practice
Techniques requiring specific equipment and procedures
there is no need for special gas mixtures, and there is no danger of nitrogen narcosis – at the expense of higher cost, complex logistics and loss of dexterity
Modes_of_underwater_diving
American engineer, astronaut, and naval aviator (born 1964)
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Scott_Kelly_(astronaut)
First ironclad of the US Navy, 1861–1862
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USS_Monitor
USMC deep reconnaissance unit
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United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance
Human body core temperature below 35 °C (95 °F)
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Hypothermia
Physiological disorders resulting from underwater diving
effects of narcosis, but it is impossible to develop a tolerance. Narcosis affects all divers breathing gas mixtures containing nitrogen, although susceptibility
Diving_disorders
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
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Ocean_current
Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water
reduction of pressure), after each excursion, required to avoid problems with nitrogen bubbles releasing from the bloodstream (the bends, also known as caisson
Diving_bell
Swedish and American marine biologist and NASA astronaut
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Jessica_Meir
Energy expended to inhale and exhale a breathing gas
symptoms of carbon dioxide toxicity, and synergistic effects with nitrogen narcosis and CNS oxygen toxicity which is aggravated by cerebral vasodilation
Work_of_breathing
Underwater diving breathing gas supplied from the surface
(which covers decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism); nitrogen narcosis; high pressure nervous syndrome; oxygen toxicity; and pulmonary barotrauma
Surface-supplied_diving
Theoretical modelling of decompression physiology
from helium-rich to nitrogen-rich mixtures should be carefully scheduled either deep (with due consideration to nitrogen narcosis) or shallow to avoid
Decompression_theory
Underwater diving without breathing apparatus
Way, Robert O. (1970). "Relative narcotic potencies of hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, and their mixtures". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved
Freediving
Nausea caused by motion or perceived motion
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Motion_sickness
Loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath-hold dive
the final stage of nitrogen narcosis while shallow water blackout may be applied to a blackout from a deep free dive. Nitrogen narcosis does not normally
Freediving_blackout
Polish special forces unit
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GROM_Military_Unit
Deaths occurring while scuba diving or as a consequence of scuba diving
ingestion, but ear problems and alcohol were also cited as causes. Nitrogen narcosis was cited as a contributory or triggering factor in 9% of cases reviewed
Scuba_diving_fatalities
Use of high-pressure water jet for cleaning hard surfaces
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Pressure_washing
Pathological, often painful, involuntary muscle contraction
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Skeletal_muscle_cramp
Distinct layer of temperature change in a body of water
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Thermocline
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
oxygen toxicity or lack of oxygen (hypoxia), and the severity of nitrogen narcosis. Closed circuit scuba sets (rebreathers) provide a gas mix that is
Scuba_set
Estimation of risk associated with exposure to a given set of hazards
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Risk_assessment
US Navy special operations group
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Underwater_Demolition_Team
Scuba set with variable-density buoyancy control
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Avelo_diving_system
Submersible that traveled to the Challenger Deep
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Deepsea_Challenger
Breathing gas mixture experimentally used for very deep diving
still has a slight narcotic potential and may cause hydrogen narcosis. Also like nitrogen, it appears to mitigate the symptoms of high-pressure nervous
Hydrox_(breathing_gas)
Organ system for circulating blood in animals
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Circulatory_system
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n.
An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an azotometer.
v. t.
To combine, or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds.
n.
The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.
a.
See Nitrous.
n.
An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.
n.
A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride.
v. t.
To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.
n.
A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting life (hence the name azote still used by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds.
n.
The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.
n.
The act or process of freeing from nitrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen.
v. t.
To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.
a.
Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under Food, n., 1.
a.
Containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence than in nitrous compounds.
v. t.
To deprive of, or free from, nitrogen.
n.
Same as Nitrogen.
n.
A compound of nitrogen and boro/, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
a.
Containing, or derived from, carbon and nitrogen.
a.
Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid.