luciasbrown
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FancyLad said:is it possible to get an air bubble into the vein?
Yes, but I routinely inject ceveral cc's into the veins when do cardiac tests to see if there are holes in the heart, The bubble will go through the hole and be seen on the left side of the heart , quite a common prcedure in cardiology with no adverse reactions. I have injected up to 5- 1ccs shots of air with no problems, I could do more, but I usually have all the info I need. Obviously dont try this, but dont sweat the small bubbles either, they are inevitable and I see them using ultrasound when they put in an IV or a shot. I believe that shooting oil in the vein is not going to cause problems either, not a good idea so dont do it b/c you waste your gear, but youre not going to die from it so if it you think you accidentally did it, just think about something else and youll forget about it, ITS always a good idea to aspirate though, I just dont want people to get anxiety from this. Alot people think youll die of a pulmonary embollism which Ive treated several pts who have had these some lived-some died, and I can tell you, youre not going to accidentally inject enough to cause injury or death not even close, those clots form in the legs and get quite massive.
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