Work Capability and physiological effects predictive studies. 4 : In He-O2 excursions to pressures of 400- 800- 1200- and 1600 feet of sea water

Author:: Fletcher, M. E.
Published:: JAN 1, 1978.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document
Additional Creators:: Gelfand, R., Clark, J. M., and Lambertsen, C. J.

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Experiments which exposed men in chambers, breathing helium with oxygen, to progressive increases of pressure equivalent to 400-800-1200-1600 feet of sea water (fsw) were conducted. Rates of compression and exposure to stable high pressure. Goals included: 1) determination of the specific character and time course of onset of physiological and performance decrements during the intentionally rapid compressions, and determination of rates of adaptation on reaching stable elevated pressure; 2) investigation of accelerated methods for decompression in deep saturation excursion diving; and 3) determination of competence in practical work performed in water at pressures equivalent to the extreme diving depths of 1200 and 1600 fsw.

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AEROSPACE MEDICINE

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Document ID: 19780023771.
Accession ID: 78N31714.
REPT-78-1.
NASA-CR-157571.

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