[PSUBS-MAILIST] liquid breathing

[VBra676539@aol.com]

Herve,
Sorry to dispute your last--the US Navy has been experimenting with it since 
the mid-60s--with limited success. The problem is not with breathing, which 
these guinea pigs did not do--they were filled with a highly oxygenated 
liquid that was pumped (I think). The problem was in the exchange capability 
of the alveoli. The tissue COULD absorb enough oxygen but COULD NOT get the 
carbon dioxide out quickly enough. Pretty neat, though, if they can ever 
figure it out. I don't think this research is still going on, but who knows 
with the military?
Vance