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  2. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    1840 illustration of a man inhaling nitrous oxide, and another experiencing its effects Until at least 1863, low availability of equipment to produce the gas, combined with low usage of the gas for medical purposes, meant it was a relatively rare phenomenon that mainly happened among students at medical universities.

  3. Inert gas asphyxiation - Wikipedia

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    The inhalation from larger helium balloons has been reportedly fatal. [26] A fatal fall from a tree occurred after the inhalation of helium from a toy balloon, which caused the person to become either unconscious or lightheaded. [27] In 2015, a technician at a health spa was asphyxiated while conducting unsupervised cryotherapy using nitrogen ...

  4. Nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    In pressurised aerosol whipped cream, it is dissolved in the fatty cream until it leaves the can, when it becomes gaseous and thus creates foam. This produces whipped cream four times the volume of the liquid, whereas whipping air into cream only produces twice the volume. Unlike air, nitrous oxide inhibits rancidification of the butterfat ...

  5. The Problem with Birthday Balloons No One Talks About - AOL

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    The post The Problem with Birthday Balloons No One Talks About appeared first on Reader's Digest. If you think that balloons are just a bit of harmless fun, think again. Find out the serious risks ...

  6. Heliox - Wikipedia

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    Heliox is a breathing gas mixture of helium (He) and oxygen (O 2).It is used as a medical treatment for patients with difficulty breathing because this mixture generates less resistance than atmospheric air when passing through the airways of the lungs, and thus requires less effort by a patient to breathe in and out of the lungs.

  7. Asphyxiant gas - Wikipedia

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    Release of helium boiled off by the energy released in a magnet quench such as the Large Hadron Collider or a magnetic resonance imaging machine. Climbing inside an inflatable balloon filled with helium [7] Direct administration of gas Inadvertent administration of asphyxiant gas in respirators [8] Use in suicide [9] [10] and erotic ...

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  9. Helium - Wikipedia

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    Inhaling helium can be dangerous if done to excess, since helium is a simple asphyxiant and so displaces oxygen needed for normal respiration. [28] [186] Fatalities have been recorded, including a youth who suffocated in Vancouver in 2003 and two adults who suffocated in South Florida in 2006.