A diving fatality due to oxygen toxicity during a "technical" dive.
An experienced diver drowned after a generalised seizure caused by oxygen toxicity during a 19-minute "technical" dive to a depth of 47 m. He had used a 50% oxygen/nitrogen gas mixture inappropriately during the dive. This case attests the risk of oxygen toxicity from oxygen-enriched air during deep dives, the shortcomings of the diver's equipment, and the need to examine, with knowledge of diving physiology and practice, both the body and equipment.
Lawrence
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NSW Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sydney, NSW. IOFM@OZEMAIL.COM.AU
D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004332:Drowning / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*
D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen