Atemgasverfahren
Atemgasverfahren refers to any breathing gas mixture used by divers or in hyperbaric environments that differs from normal atmospheric air. The primary purpose of using specialized breathing gases is to mitigate the physiological risks associated with breathing compressed air at depth. These risks include decompression sickness, oxygen toxicity, and nitrogen narcosis.
Different Atemgasverfahren are tailored to specific dive profiles and depths. Nitrox, a common example, is a
Trimix is another frequently used Atemgasverfahren, combining oxygen, nitrogen, and helium. Helium is added to reduce
Other Atemgasverfahren, such as Heliox (a mixture of helium and oxygen) and technical rebreathers that precisely