Condors, Eggplants, and Chaingrabs ~ The. New Guide to Competitive Ice Climbersâ. This new guide was created by a few members of the Ice Climbers boards to get a better understanding of how to play them at a competitive level. I'm sure there's something here for every Ice Climbers player to learn from!
As more carboxyhemoglobin is formed, the amount of oxygen carried to the cells and organs in the body decreases. Carbon monoxide starves the blood of oxygen, literally causing the body to suffocate from the inside out. When the carboxyhemoglobin concentration reaches a certain level, people get nauseous, become unconscious, and ultimately die. How quickly symptoms appear depends upon the concentration, or parts per million (ppm) of carbon monoxide in the air and the duration of exposure.
Carbon monoxide has a direct effect on oxyhemoglobin, causing a leftward shift of the oxygen dissociation curve, and carbon monoxide also reduces the formation of 2,3-DPG by inhibiting glycolysis in the erythrocyte. Nicotine, on the other hand, has a stimulatory effect on the autonomic nervous system.