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Any one help me, when air bubbles entered into vein (About 100 ml air bubbles) through IV. What happen and how much to take he reach to lungs / heart/ brain. Please please help me

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Any one help me, when air bubbles entered into vein (About 100 ml air bubbles) through IV. What happen and how much to take he reach to lungs / heart/ brain. Please please help me

1 bubble = dead. Sorry.

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but i see that just like 20 ml injection one time , two time , third and fourth time in IV for BUBBLES. These bubbles goes into vein, but no harmful till now. i am so scared. These bubbles entered into heart in what time. No symptoms i feel of air embolism. My heart beat about 110 to 130. what can i do. please suggest me.

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What the time travels to the air bubbles of the heart, when air bubbles entered into right hand vein about 60 ML air bubbles

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Specializes in Telemetry.

You just joined the site to ask this very strange question? How long til 20/20 does an episode about you?

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Specializes in NICU.
1 bubble = dead. Sorry.

In summary, estimates of 200–300 ml air have been reported to be lethal. This is the first report in an adult human to document an exact lethal volume of air, 200 ml (albeit in a patient with congestive heart failure), rather than to estimate retrospectively the lethal volume after the incident of fatal venous air embolism. It is still unclear whether this amount, 200 ml, represents the minimum volume of air considered to be lethal to healthy adult humans.

Volume of Air in a Lethal Venous Air Embolism | Anesthesiology | ASA Publications

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