Can a air bubble kill you if it is injected into your blood stream quickly?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-05-25 11:05:05

Social Science

9 answers

Just curious to know if an air bubble can really kill you if it is injected quickly into your blood stream?

Anonymous

It has to be a very, very large bubble. When you get an IV the air is supposed to be run out before the infusion starts. Those champagne bubbles in the IV tube are perfectly fine.
Anonymous

Yes...
Anonymous

Yes, the air bubble will kill you if it gets to your heart or brain.
Anonymous

Air bubbles have often been in IV's and the result is still life. So someone needs to work out delivery, as well as amount.
Anonymous

Air bubbles have been used many times by murderers who inject them into the body and as soon as a bubble hits the heart bye, bye. Poseidon
Anonymous

Yes,
Anonymous

yes
Anonymous

It would have to be a very large bubble. Little ones like you might get in an IV tube will not do anything.
Anonymous

yes