Quote: (Originally Posted by
Barrie Law)
"Like DRMike if there is a proven instance of diver injury due to using O2 in the DS I would like to hear about it, none exist outside of the 'pub rumour' to my knowledge.
Risk assessment and dive planning aside using O2 in your DS is probably something you do not need to be worrying about during your dive but I would not castigate those who do choose to use it accept maybe the smokers amongst us."
As with many things in diving it is a work in progress and not "Proven" or something most divers would be engaged in but I think it is useful to know that it may be considered during an emergency.
Regards
Well, It may or may not be relevent, but there was a poster presentation at the UHMS conference last year. It reported a case of 2nd degree burns that resulted from the use of a chemical hand warmer placed down the leg of a DS. The diver was using Nitrox 36 for back gas and dry suit inflation. On descent she began to have pain in her leg, which she thought was squeeze. Inflated the suit immediately made the pain worse and she surfaced with partial thickness burns to her leg.
Not really close to the same case, but related and worth thinking about.