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What causes shallow water blackout in freediving?

What causes shallow water blackout in freediving? Shallow water blackout is a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath-hold dive in shallow water. It is typically caused by hyperventilating just before a dive, which lowers the carbon dioxide (CO2) level and delays the diver’s urge to breathe. Deep water

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What are the dangers of shallow water blackout?

What are the dangers of shallow water blackout? In both instances, the nature of the risk is clear: possible death. Even with successful resuscitation, complications including hypoxic brain damage and respiratory infection can occur. Following many recent deaths of competent swimmers, including swim team members, it cannot be said that the risk of SWB is

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