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Publish Date: 1924/09/13
Volume: 83, Issue: 11, Pages: 845-846
Abstract
Physicians do not need to be reminded of the preeminent importance of oxygen for the maintenance of the bodily functions Recent developments in the arts and practices of man have served to emphasize the lifesustaining rĂ´le of the element in the eyes of the layman as well as the trained biologist The aeroplane which has become capable of ascents to a height of more than seven miles into the atmosphere where the partial pressure of oxygen is greatly reduced brings the aviator face to face with the problem of anoxemia The mountaineer who attempts to scale the heights of a Mount Everest is also reminded that the barometric changes involved in ascension leave him to cope with a relative shortage of oxygen When the contacts with the rarefied air are made slowly compensatory adjustments become possible and an acclimatization may occur so that life still remains possible without the aid
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