I've been looking at some old threads and have read that breathing air tainted with carbon monoxide (e.g. exhast fumes from the back of the boat) can cause poisoning leading to BO etc.
Can anyone explain to me how the carbon monoxide affects the diver, physiologically and/or chemically? Can a small amount on the surface (i.e. not enough to notice) can have a bigger affect once at depth?
For reference there is a description of carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms here:
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide_poisoning"]Carbon monoxide poisoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
Thanks
Can anyone explain to me how the carbon monoxide affects the diver, physiologically and/or chemically? Can a small amount on the surface (i.e. not enough to notice) can have a bigger affect once at depth?
For reference there is a description of carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms here:
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide_poisoning"]Carbon monoxide poisoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
Thanks