Equipment Gas toxicity blamed for Chinese fatality - Batangas, Philipines

[DandyDon]

The headline says drowned, but the article cites toxic gas as well as quoting Scuba Diving Magazine on Nitrox, but there other possibilities for bad gas and few divers test tanks for Carbon Monoxide.

Chinese scuba diver drowns in Batangas

LUCENA CITY — A Chinese national drowned while scuba diving on Thursday in the waters off Mabini town in Batangas province, the Batangas police said in a report Friday, April 26. Shunyan Li,

newsinfo.inquirer.net

LUCENA CITY — A Chinese national drowned while scuba diving on Thursday in the waters off Mabini town in Batangas province, the Batangas police said in a report Friday, April 26.

Shunyan Li, a resident of Pasay City, and his two friends were diving near Barangay Solo around 10:30 a.m. when Li encountered oxygen toxicity, the police report said.

His companion brought him to a local hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival.

According to the Scuba Diving Magazine, “oxygen toxicity may occur in divers using nitrox or mixed gases if they exceed the maximum operating depth for the gas they are breathing.”


READ: PNP logs 63 drowning, near-drowning incidents in March


Police are conducting further investigation.


The remains of the victim will be subjected to a post-mortem examination and autopsy to determine the cause of his death.

For now, police have recorded the case as a “drowning” incident. INQ

 

[Steelyeyes]

No mention of the depth it occurred. Details are kind of cool in a news story.

 

[xulei338]

我认为。至少保证空压机附近没有启动中的汽车，避免使用燃油空压机。是非常有效的手段。

 

[Steelyeyes]

我认为。至少保证空压机附近没有启动中的汽车，避免使用燃油空压机。是非常有效的手段。

Translation from google. "I think. At least make sure there are no starting cars near the air compressor and avoid using fuel air compressors. It is a very effective means."

 

[xulei338]

来自谷歌的翻译。“我想，至少保证空压机附近不启动汽车，避免使用燃油空压机，是一个非常有效的手段。”

谢谢，我自己翻译一下，稍后发过来。

 

[Steelyeyes]

谢谢，我自己翻译一下，稍后发过来。

No problem

 

[DandyDon]

我认为。至少保证空压机附近没有启动中的汽车，避免使用燃油空压机。是非常有效的手段。

"I think. At least make sure there are no starting cars near the air compressor and avoid using fuel air compressors. It is a very effective means."

True, plus overheated oil lubricant compressors are a major risk. The only safe air is from a tested tank. Two tanks from the same compressor can be very different.

 

[boulderjohn]

The headline says drowned, but the article cites toxic gas as well as quoting Scuba Diving Magazine on Nitrox, but there other possibilities for bad gas and few divers test tanks for Carbon Monoxide.

Chinese scuba diver drowns in Batangas

LUCENA CITY — A Chinese national drowned while scuba diving on Thursday in the waters off Mabini town in Batangas province, the Batangas police said in a report Friday, April 26. Shunyan Li,

newsinfo.inquirer.net

I'm confused. The article says oxygen toxicity. It does not mention "toxic gas" or "bad gas." Where is that coming from?

If you experience oxygen toxicity, the cause of death will almost certainly be drowning.

 

[coldwaterglutton]

Is there any portable diver-friendly CO detector in production currently?

 

[DandyDon]

I'm confused. The article says oxygen toxicity. It does not mention "toxic gas" or "bad gas." Where is that coming from?

My guess I suppose, taken from " Li encountered oxygen toxicity, the police report said." I doubt that the report is accurate enough to say.