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Re: AW: Missing Exit Signs
That should be "I am not familiar . . ." and
"asphyxiation"
--- John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Franz,
> I am familiar with the story of someone dying from
> inhaling tritium gas. Was is due to the radiation,
> or
> due to aphixation, i.e., lack of oxygen?
>
> The latter thought would certainly tighten my vocal
> cords.
>
> --- Franz Schoenhofer <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> > [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]Im
> Auftrag
> > von Bernard L.
> > Cohen
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. März 2004 22:22
> > An: Carol Marcus
> > Cc: jjcohen; Williamson, Matthew/Medical Physics;
> > Radsafe
> > Betreff: Re: Missing Exit Signs
> >
> >
> > There was an example of this at Oak Ridge
> > National Lab in 1950 or
> > 1951 when Tom Blewitt inhaled so much tritium that
> > his voice went high
> > -- he became a soprano. The medics told him to
> tank
> > up on beer and he
> > did so. It was a pleasant experience for him and
> > there were no
> > repercussions.
> >
> >
>
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> >
> > Bernard,
> >
> > This is a nice story - but it is nothing but a
> > story.
> >
> > The tone pitch of a voice depends among many other
> > factors on the acoustic
> > features of the medium through which it is
> > transported. A few decades ago I
> > experienced this myself when I inhaled helium and
> > spoke - it was not really
> > soprano, but resembled more "Donald Duck".
> >
> > So, if Tom Blewitt's voice went high, it was not
> > because of the radioactive
> > properties of the gas he inhaled, but because of
> the
> > cited properties of
> > hydrogen. If he had inhaled pure tritium-gas, he
> > should have been worried,
> > because it is known from literature, that at least
> > one person died from an
> > overexposure to tritium-gas.
> >
> > I add, that the helium effect lasted for a few
> (tens
> > of) seconds, because
> > after exhalation normal air was breathed again.
> >
> > The "remedy" beer is correct for tritium intakes
> and
> > officially
> > acknowledged.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Franz
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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