When people inhale pure oxygen in excess of 3 atmospheres
absolute (ATA)
or higher, they may suffer from acute oxygen toxicity. With main
manifestations as generalized, tonic-clonic seizures, acute
oxygen toxicity
is also defined as central nervous system (CNS) oxygen toxicity.
In recent
years, the chances of breathing oxygen at higher pressures are
more in such
activities as military and professional diving, clini...