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...h contains information on [[global warming potential]] (GWP) of greenhouse gases.</ref> ...vel machine to produce "Factitious Airs" (i.e. nitrous oxide) and a novel "breathing apparatus" to inhale the gas. Second, the book also presented the new medic

...ngine warmed up. A ''heat valve'' on the manifold would route the exhaust gases around the intake pipe, heating the kerosene to the point where it was vapo ...en used in the entertainment industry for fire performances such as [[fire breathing]], [[Poi (juggling)|fire juggling or poi]], and [[fire dancing]]. Because o

...confined space, these include including asphyxiation, inhalation of toxic gases, fumes or vapours, engulfment and fire and explosions. • Many hazards, such as toxic gases and vapours, can also be exacerbated in confined spaces.

Breathing apparatus - Malfunction of [[breathing apparatus]] while in use or in testing as a preliminary to use. ...support equipment]], including [[control panel]]s, [[Air hose|hose]]s and breathing apparatus, that puts a [[Underwater diving|diver]] at risk;

...Tirado C|title=Carbon monoxide and water vapor contamination of compressed breathing air for firefighters and divers|journal=Journal of Toxicology and Environme ...k.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Myers RA, Britten JS|title=Are arterial blood gases of value in treatment decisions for carbon monoxide poisoning?|journal=Crit

...d in the development of permissible work times consistent with safe use of breathing apparatus, standards currently used by the UK Mines Rescue service. ...studies were carried out of the physiological and [[ergonomic]] impacts of breathing apparatus, fire hoods and [[protective clothing]]. The studies on fire hoo

...on of formaldehyde; if the lungs float it suggests the animal was probably breathing or able to breathe at the time of death. ...ion may cause headaches, a burning sensation in the throat, and difficulty breathing, as well as triggering or aggravating asthma symptoms.<ref>{{citation | tit

...th sides as a chemical weapon, but it was soon replaced by the more deadly gases [[phosgene]] and [[mustard gas]].<ref name="First World War">{{cite web|url ...can be fatal after a few deep breaths of the gas.<ref name="webelement"/> Breathing lower concentrations can aggravate the respiratory system, and exposure to

...cape from such an environment." Examples include smoke or other poisonous gases at sufficiently high concentrations. IDLH values are often used to guide the selection of breathing apparatus that are made available to workers or firefighters in specific si

...ation of [[SCBA]] [[breathing set]]s (to work in passages filled with mine gases such as [[firedamp]], [[afterdamp]], [[chokedamp]], and sometimes shallow s ...hing sets almost since they were invented. Generally only the rescuers use breathing sets, but in one case where an advancing coalmine passage broke into a surf

...to one of lower pressure; the larger this difference, the faster the flow. Gases dissolve, diffuse, and react according to their partial pressures, and not ...apart that they don't interfere with each other at all. Actual real-world gases come very close to this ideal.

...eract a decrease in blood pH. [[Ventilation (physiology)|Ventilation]], or breathing, may reverse this condition by removal of [[carbon dioxide]], thus causing ...capacity is decreased in the presence of [[carbon monoxide]] because both gases compete for the same binding sites on hemoglobin, carbon monoxide binding p

...l care<ref>if the palmar arch is not present,radial artery stick for blood gases is contraindicated</ref> || arterial supply of the hand || ||tests for pr ...ussmaul]] || endocrinology || [[metabolic acidosis]] || ||laboured deep breathing with normal or reduced frequency

...em]] that passes nutrients (such as [[amino acids]] and [[electrolytes]]), gases, hormones, [[blood]] cells, etc. to and from [[cells (biology)|cells]] in ...t 98.5% of the [[oxygen]] in a sample of arterial blood in a healthy human breathing air at sea-level pressure is chemically combined with [[haemoglobin]] molec

.../188/4/1054]. The chemoreceptors responsible for sensing changes in blood gases are called [[glomus cell]]s. ...rent branches of the [[vagus nerve]] (X). The medulla, in turn, regulates breathing and blood pressure.

...of "drunkenness" in deep-sea divers. He tested the effects of varying the breathing mixtures on his subjects, and discovered that this caused the divers to per Xenon and the other noble gases were for a long time considered to be completely chemically inert and not a

...ing in popularity in the late 1800s.<ref name=boc>{{cite web|publisher=BOC Gases|title=History of Entonox|url=http://www.entonox.co.uk/en/discover_enotonox/ ...cylinder without being shaken (usually by cylinder inversion) to remix the gases.