Do I have Air Embolism?
Air Embolism is not so simple to cause. I dont think any technician however new he could be in drawing blood can ever cause an air embolism and kill some one. I havent heard of it. He is using a peripheral vein, meaning front-of-elbow vein, to draw the sample. He is handling a 2 cc or 5 cc syringe at the maximum. Even if he pushes all the 5 cc into the vein air embolism and death is unlikely. Air embolism is a problem when a central big vein such a Ext. Jugular Vein at the neck or internal jugular vein again in the neck, slightly deeper or subclavian vein below the collar bone or inferior venacava etc are injured and air is sucked in by the respiratory movement (inspiration) and air lock takes place in the heart pump or Pulmonary vein is injured in the lung injury. The small amount of air that gets into the peripheral circulation while drawing blood or maintaining a IV Drip is not routinely harmful. It gets dissolved by the time it reaches the heart and does not travel as a single air bubble to cause embolism. So no cause for concern. It wouldn't worry me. If you feel OK now, Hunky Dowry, you are good as a rock for the rest of your life. Have a lovely, pleasant and full life ahead. Get good sleep love.
Can one get an air embolism this way?
If one is pregnant can they get an air embolism by being in front of a fan for too long since the air is blowing towards the person? it's hot outside and i have the fan on and i am also preggers and sometimes when i change my clothes i stand in front of the fan i'm worried that air can be forced in there while i'm changing due to the fan. is this possibe? if so would someone feel the symptoms right afterwards or would it take time? it was about 2 hrs ago.
Air Embolism??
Hi there Please go see your local doctor. What you have is a complication from taking blood. With any procedure there is risks. Here the nurse has inserted the needle and a few things could have occurred - 1. the needle has gone through the vein and pierced your nerve which will give you a pins and needles sensation, usually going away in a week. 2. the needle has gone through the vein and instead of blood being able to be withdrawn into the needle, it has leaked into the surrounding tissue near your elbow joint. You describe the latter problem to a certain degree. When there is pressure caused by the leaking of blood, this will affect circulation to anything that is distal to it - in simple terms this means your hand will be cooler, maybe slightly darker in color.. your nailbeds may not be the same pink color but dusky/dark compared to the other arm. Also due to pressure you may experience more pins and needles or pain. The blood that has leaked into the tissues will eventually be absorbed into your body again but you are looking a few weeks away. Potentially if the tear in the vein is large, the blood wont stop leaking and pressure will continue to happen... acting like a torniquet in your elbow area. If the complications you are experiencing continue, then potentially an operation is needed to relieve the pressure and fix the bleeding point. Basically, go to your doctor so that he can see a baseline view of your arm and symptoms. If they get worse then an ultrasound of your arm will be necessary to assess the problem more accurately so that the apprpriate intervention can be put in place. Unfortunately this is a common occurrence of taking blood, although your symptoms describe it a bit more serious. Good luck
Can an ECG show pulmonary embolism? If so, how frequent?
I'm just curious if it is an ECG that you would use as a test at all for a dx, or is it simply for curiosity? Just given the acute, and often fatal (depending on size, etiology, etc.) and unknown existence of a PE? I would presume it would serve better as a consideration or validation test to be sure, and not to be used as a first-for-proof diagnostic test in this kind of suspicion. But out of curiousity, that's actually an interesting question.ECG's test the electric wave of the heart, and can be useful in validation of a PE dx, but an Utrasound or D-dimer would be more helpful. As it moves closer to CT if necessary, then yes, I would say an ECG is as good a test as any at what purpose it serves; providing a more definitive test has already been conducted.Basically, an ECG is not definitively reliable, considering the specific and sensitive diagnosing parameters for conclusively affirming a PE is present. Otherwise, I would say an ECG is most useful in ruling out other conditions that may complicate a pulmonary embolism, such as myocardial infarction.
Pulmonary Embolism?
I have pulmonary embolism but I'm having tightness in my chest my doc said it could be a musclar issue but she doesnt know whats causing it. It comes and goes but I do get scared. Could this be apart of P.E.? I do take meds which are blood thinners. Can anyone give me some good advise
Help!!! Queefing and air embolism !!?
I know this sounds really weird but I read that you can get air embolism if you purposely force air in your vagina (queefing )and I do a lot . Like a lot a lot . I do it on purpose don't ask me why it's just fun and feels good . But I'm freaking out ?!!!!!!! I don't want an air embolism . Help me please .
Can a person have a pulmonary embolism without it showing up on blood tests?
Well, if a pulmonary embolism is suspected they will do a number of tests other than a blood test. One blood test they will do is an Arterial Blood Gas. This blood test measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs. This tells how well the lungs are functioning. Depending on if they drew the ABG's prior to the patient having a PE then I would say yes the ABG's could be normal and the patient could throw a PE after the blood draw. Other tests to rule out a PE:Pulse OxVQ ScanChest XrayCT ScanMRIPulmonary AngiogramEchocardiogram
What does an embolism feel like, what cause it?
An embolism is anything that can lodge in the distant vascular system causing occulsion . Sources: - atherosclerotic plaques may be friable- bits may break off and embolise in the brain (causing stroke), spleen (splenic infarction), kidneys etc -thrombus- which can occur in aorta, carotid arteries, in the left ventricle after myocardial infarction i.e. heart attack etc--- bits break off and embolise in downstream - valvular vegetations present on the heart valves due to infective endocarditis. Prediposal: valve replacement surgery, IV drug users, rheumatic fever disease. - you can get many forms of embolism e.g. * fat embolism: typically when you fracture femour, some of the yellow marrow gets into bloodstream--- symptoms occur days afterwards * air embolism with IV drug users- inject air into vessels *amniotic fluid embolism- when amniotic fluid from amniotic sac escapes and ends up in bloodstream symptoms: varies depending on the site--- generally does not cause symptoms unless there is total occlusion
How many units/cc's of air will kill someone. (air embolism)?
The answer depends on the speed and location of the air entrained. 50 cc right into the left ventricle would likely caused the heart to lose its prime (as in "prime" a pump). In a leaky IV in an arm or leg, 400 cc would be required to make the pump stop. What is likely to have happened is they were changing an IV site in the hospital for sanitation or patency and the patient was already shocky. The old IV site did not close and air was pulled in as the circulatory system went flaccid. Of course, you don't need air in the system once the arteries are flaccid. The left side of the heart, already weakened, will lose stroke volume and flaccid valves in the plumbing will allow that stroke volume to back-flow into the heart. It will only take a few minutes for the heart to stop under that severe of circulatory shock. With air in the system (400 cc, not the 10cc an IV line will hold) shock will even be worse. As for your friends, it is almost NEVER the fault of the rescuer if someone dies. If you try to do a good job and a mistake is made, it is the fault of the circumstances the person dies. If they are too compromised and they die, still it is the injury or the insult of the disease, not the rescuer. Whatever tiny amount of air was in the line is no big deal in the scheme of things. Have them run this experiment, fill a solution set with water. Drain it into a graduated cylinder. How much water is the same as the air the tubing could have contained. If it is not 50cc, there is no way to have caused the embolism, even going diectly into the heart. What causes an IV site not to close is, 1.) flacid veins where the nuscle around the intima won't close or 2.) extra high blood pressure (250 torr or higher) where the venous pressure overcomes the muscle spasm and the clot. Air can enter the circulatory system thru damaged lung tissue or at an arterial injury site on the outside of the body. Again, nether of these would be the fault of the rescuer.