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  • Diving Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Hyperventilation before freediving is a known risk factor for hypoxic blackout.
  • Current methods lack practical ways to assess pre-dive hyperventilation.
  • End-tidal carbon dioxide (P_ETCO2) is a key indicator of ventilation status.

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  • To explore the feasibility of using a force sensor to predict P_ETCO2.
  • To assess hyperventilation in freedivers using a non-invasive sensor.
  • To develop a practical tool for monitoring breathing patterns in freediving.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-one freedivers participated in dry apnea tests.
  • A force sensor attached to a chest belt recorded respiratory rate and amplitude.
  • The product of respiratory rate and amplitude was used to predict P_ETCO2 before apneas.

Main Results:

  • Mean P_ETCO2 was below 35 mmHg before all apneas.
  • Force sensor signal amplitude increased significantly with successive apneas (p < 0.001).
  • The sensor's combined metric explained 34% of P_ETCO2 variability in the third apnea.

Conclusions:

  • A force sensor can estimate hyperventilation before static apnea.
  • This technology provides a basis for developing systems to improve freediver safety.
  • Further research and underwater testing are needed to confirm effectiveness in preventing blackout.