Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Disorders of Environmental Origin > Occupational Diseases > Inert Gas Narcosis Terms and Definitions
Inert Gas Narcosis
Medical 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. |
Guide Notes: | IM; specify gas (IM) |
Also Called: | Depth Intoxication,Nitrogen Narcosis |
Previously Indexed: | specific gas (1966-1967) |
Inert Gas Narcosis Medical Definitions and Terms
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