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Inert Gas Narcosis
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Definition
: Progressive mental disturbances and unconsciousness due to breathing mixtures of oxygen and inert gases (argon, helium, xenon, krypton, and atmospheric nitrogen) at high pressure.
IM; specify gas (IM)
Other names
Nitrogen Narcosis; Depth Intoxication; Nitrogen Narcoses; Narcosis, Nitrogen; Narcosis, Inert Gas; Narcoses, Nitrogen; Narcoses, Inert Gas; Intoxications, Depth; Intoxication, Depth; Inert Gas Narcoses; Depth Intoxications