OBSERVATIONS ON ACUTE AND CHRONIC OXYGEN POISONING.
Abstract
In an effort to discover the relationship between the occurrence of convulsions (acute effects) caused by oxygen at high pressure (OHP), and paralysis (chronic effects), susceptible rats have been repeatedly exposed to OHP under conditions that would tend to lessen the tendency toward the occurrence of convulsions. One group was lightly anaesthetized (10 mg/kg Nembutal) and the other exposed for a short time to maximum pressure and slowly decompressed. Of the anaesthetized animals, two developed paralysis without having exhibited any previous acute (convulsive) effects while four developed paralysis with only slight acute effects. All of the slowly decompressed rats convulsed and only two showed paralysis. These observations indicate that paralysis and convulsions are not necessarily associated symptoms of oxygen toxicity. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 21, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0600773
Entities
People
- George H. Kydd
- L. H. Betz
Organizations
- Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster