SUUNTO Zoop User Manual

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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 floor 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 fluids, as a result of inadequately

controlled decompression. Commonly called “bends”

or “DCI”.

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