it is a very interesting subject liquid ventilation.
I was at a seminar on this very topic.
from a divers point of view:
they stated that they could not do this today, BUT
the russians have made studies on this topic since atleast the 60s and they had showed a film on dogs. where the dogs where
preasuered in a preasure chamber filled with oxygenised liquid.
they showed human tests. And that they where almost ready to make a rescue tank for the ppl in submarines, a liquid ventilation tank, where one had to intubate oneself to use the tanks.
The doctor in charge of this seminar was very exited about this...
today (if i did not totally missinterpret the doctor) its mostly used in medical cases where there is some sort of lung trauma such as a colapse.
the liquids are extremely expensive here in the west, but obviously they have some sort or almost the same in russia in big storage rooms above the nuclear reactors so in russia its not that expensive due to the ammounts made.
very interesting subject
