Breathing Deeply

Synopsis: On a rain-swept Welsh mountainside members of the 1994 British Mount Everest Medical Expedition test their physiological monitoring equipment. Having retreated to the dry, the doctors describe the physiological investigations they intend to make during their Everest Ascent. These relate to problems of altitude such as mountain sickness and the similarity of altitude-induced respiratory problems to those faced by those with lung ailments at sea level. In contrast, descending to great depths poses its own problems. Other mammals, such as whales, can dive to great depths, but humans are unique in trying to breathe while they are there. The National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen provides a scientific and safety service to the North Sea oil industry. Shows preparations for a simulated dive to 450m in the centres high-pressure (hyperbaric) chambers.
Series: Animal Physiology, Course S324
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Out of distribution
Subjects: Biology
Keywords: altitude sickness; diving; physiology - animal; physiology - human; whales

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