Nitrox questions

[Atticus]

Thanks to all for your informative answers. An affirmative to #1 negated a need for an answer to #3, for my purposes at least. It was not a desire to avoid the expense, or time of a nitrox class. Unfortunately I have not been able to find one scheduled at any dive shop within an hour drive. And none of the articles I had found included the risks, which I suspected existed but were unstated, which was why I asked here.

Where are you geographically located?

 

[Louma]

I am not sure if question #2 by Walt1957 was answered:

Question number two. I got a lot of good answers concerning kids and diving. Would using nitrox with the air tables at a given depth (30'-40') decrease the risks for a kid since it would decrease the nitrogen absorbtion?

The way I look at this question is: What risks are you talking about and how young is a "kid". There is an awful lot not known about diving period. There is even more not known about diving and kids. For example: in younger children (usually pre-teen) one concern is what happens to their bone development if they are exposed to pressures greater than one atmosphere. Obviously, Nitrox has no effect on pressure.

 

[Walt1957]

Where are you geographically located?

I am in NE Maryland, and I might be able to find something in Baltimore (over an hour away) but that would not be easy to attend ... I will if that is where I have to go, though.

Thanks

 

[Walt1957]

I am not sure if question #2 by Walt1957 was answered:

Question number two. I got a lot of good answers concerning kids and diving. Would using nitrox with the air tables at a given depth (30'-40') decrease the risks for a kid since it would decrease the nitrogen absorbtion?

The way I look at this question is: What risks are you talking about and how young is a "kid". There is an awful lot not known about diving period. There is even more not known about diving and kids. For example: in younger children (usually pre-teen) one concern is what happens to their bone development if they are exposed to pressures greater than one atmosphere. Obviously, Nitrox has no effect on pressure.

I am referring to an 11 y/o girl, and the risk of nitrogen absorbtion, even in lesser amounts.

Thanks