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JJS wrote:
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From what I've gleaned from the discussion I still wouldn't consider nitrogen poisoning a true "poisoning". I
can't
really say I'd consider it suffocation either, at least as I previously viewed suffocation.

I think the proper term is asphyxiation.

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FF

You may be right but most of the on line dictionaries I looked at said something similar to:
Noun 1. asphyxiation - the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
Synonyms: suffocation

I'm thinking that a reverse oxygen - carbon dioxide exchange is more insidious than ordinary suffocation. Perhaps
there is a medical term for this or maybe we need to invent a new one?

Joe Schneider
N8437R



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