Gas laws Flashcards
Boyles law
Temp is constant
Decrease pressure = increase volume
Barotitis Media
Decent
Damage to the middle ear
Barosinusitis
Decent
damage and pain to the sinus
Barodentalgia
Ascent
pain from expanding air pockets in dental work
Barobariatrauma
Decent
relates to off gassing of nitrogen upon decent. similar to bends
Charles law
Pressure is constant
temp increase = volume increases
Gay-Lussac’s law
volume is constant
temp increases = pressure increases
Daltons law
the total gas pressure is the sum of the partial pressures
Henrys law
the amount of gas dissolved in a solution is directly related to the partial pressure of the gas over the solution
Grahams law
gas diffuses from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Altitude and pressure realtion
0' = 1atm = 760mmHg 18,000 = cuts in half
depth and water pressure
0 = 14.7mmHg = 1atm
1atm per 33 feet
Time of useful consciousness
40,000ft = 15-20 seconds 35,000ft = 30-60 seconds