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So I'm working on a scene involving a HALO jump, and I've got most of the details ironed out except for one. A few of the guys jumping are smokers. Everything I've read says the risk of hypoxia during such a jump is greater in smokers.
Say the guys want a hit of nicotine before the jump, but obviously they can't smoke on the plane and presumably shouldn't be smoking too much before the jump (would smoking recently make any difference in terms of their risk of hypoxia? Or would one or two pre-flight cigarettes make a difference?). Since I assume it's the smoke that's an issue, not the tobacco or nicotine itself, would it be realistic for them to chew while they're on the plane, just to get some nicotine?
(I know it sounds like I'm obsessing too much over a small detail, but "to dip or not to dip" makes a pretty big difference in the scene I'm writing)
Say the guys want a hit of nicotine before the jump, but obviously they can't smoke on the plane and presumably shouldn't be smoking too much before the jump (would smoking recently make any difference in terms of their risk of hypoxia? Or would one or two pre-flight cigarettes make a difference?). Since I assume it's the smoke that's an issue, not the tobacco or nicotine itself, would it be realistic for them to chew while they're on the plane, just to get some nicotine?
(I know it sounds like I'm obsessing too much over a small detail, but "to dip or not to dip" makes a pretty big difference in the scene I'm writing)