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Re: ENTONOX
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John Nitrox <[log in to unmask]>
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SouthEast US Scuba Diving Travel list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 22:16:03 -0600
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At 10:37 AM 1/26/01 -0500, Lee wrote:
 With
>a rapid onset of action and short duration, Entonox is an extremely safe
>method of pain relief with minimal side effects except, ENTONOX is
>specifically not to be used for anyone with suspected decompression
>sickness, most likely due to it's nitrogen content.

        We should keep in mind, however, that insofar as the nitrogen in nitrous
oxide is bound in a molecule with oxygen and not free as N2, we should
expect it to have different chemical properties and physiological
properties than N2.


DPTNST,


John

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