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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In the absence of air and other oxidizing materials, hydrogen acts as an asphyxiant by displacing air. Persons breathing an oxygen-deficient atmosphere ... become cyanotic, suffer impaired alertness and muscular coordination, followed by collapse and death if exposure is prolonged.  1, record 1, English, - impaired%20alertness

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Perturbation de la vigilance. A l'état de veille, le bruit provoque une gêne de nature plus diffuse dont la plus apparente est la modification de la vigilance.  1, record 1, French, - perturbation%20de%20la%20vigilance

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[Les asphyxiants] [...] corrélation entre le pourcentage de carboxyhémoglobine dans le sang et la sévérité des symptômes. [...] Horvath et ses collaborateurs observèrent [...] qu'un taux de HbCO de 6,6 p. cent perturbe la vigilance.  3, record 1, French, - perturbation%20de%20la%20vigilance

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Le terme "confusion mentale" possède un sens plus vaste et qui va plus loin que celui du terme "impaired alertness".  4, record 1, French, - perturbation%20de%20la%20vigilance

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish