Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第26部分 (第7/7頁)

D　ENVIRONMENT

MEDICAL　PLICATIONS　（MAJOR…FATAL）

1。01　Pulmonary　Embolism

1。02 　High　Pressure　Nervous　Syndrome　1。03　Aseptic　Bone　Necrosis

1。04 　Oxygen　Toxicity

1。05 　Thermal　Stress　Syndrome

1。06 　Disseminated　Pseudomonas　Infection　1。07　Cerebral　Infarction

Choose　One：

〃Don't　choose　one；〃　Beth　said。　〃Reading　the　details　will　only　upset　you。　Just　leave　it　at　this…we're　in　a　very　dangerous　environment。　Barnes　didn't　bother　to　give　us　all　the　gory　details。　You　know　why　the　Navy　has　that　rule　about　pulling　people　out　within　seventy…two　hours？　Because　after　seventy…two　hours；　you　increase　your　risk　of　something　called　'aseptic　bone　necrosis。'　Nobody　knows　why；　but　the　pressurized　environment　causes　bone　destruction　in　the　leg　and　hip。　And　you　know　why　this　habitat　constantly　adjusts　as　we　walk　through　it？　It's　not　because　that's　slick　and　hightech。　It's　because　the　helium　atmosphere　makes　body…heat　control　very　volatile。　You　can　quickly　bee　overheated；　and　just　as　quickly　overchilled。　Fatally　so。　It　can　happen　so　fast　you　don't　realize　it　until　it's　too　late　and　you　drop　dead。　And　'high　pressure　nervous　syndrome'…that　turns　out　to　be　sudden　convulsions；　paralysis；　and