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Central Nervous System
Toxicity
Toxicity caused by oxygen. Can cause a variety of
neurological symptoms. The most important of which
is an epileptic-like convulsion which can cause a diver
to drown.
CNS% Central Nervous System toxicity limit fraction. Also note
Oxygen Limit Fraction.
Compartment See “Tissue group”.
DAN Divers Alert Network.
DCI Abbreviation for decompression illness.
Decompression Time spent at a decompression stop or range before
surfacing, to allow absorbed nitrogen to escape
naturally from tissues.
Decompression range On a decompression stop dive the depth range,
between the oor and ceiling, within which a diver must
stop for some time during ascent.
Decompression illness Any of a variety of maladies resulting either directly
or indirectly from the formation of nitrogen bubbles
in tissues or body uids, as a result of inadequately
controlled decompression. Commonly called “bends”
or “DCI”.