Berkeley Review has a question, "In order to hold their breath for a longer duration, swimmers hyperventilate before swimming. This can be dangerous because:"
Answer was that lows pCO2 permits one to hold their breath, but it may lower PO2 levels and cause unconsciousness.'
How does hyperventilation lower PO2? After looking at another thread about hyperventilation, it looks like plenty of people would disagree with this. Instead, the other thread I looked at had people saying that pO2...
How does hyperventilation lower Oxygen levels?
Answer was that lows pCO2 permits one to hold their breath, but it may lower PO2 levels and cause unconsciousness.'
How does hyperventilation lower PO2? After looking at another thread about hyperventilation, it looks like plenty of people would disagree with this. Instead, the other thread I looked at had people saying that pO2...
How does hyperventilation lower Oxygen levels?