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I remember learning about this in EMT training. That a tiny air bubble in an IV line is lethal is a popular myth. Actually apparently IV lines have air in them
by warent 3y ago
I remember learning about this in EMT training. That a tiny air bubble in an IV line is lethal is a popular myth. Actually apparently IV lines have air in them all the time, the body is not that fragile
- jcims 3y agoI’ve seen hundreds of bubbles go into the same person over the course of a couple years of infusions and no issues.
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- IE6 3y agocompletely anecdotal experience but I had surgery recently and commented on the air in the anesthesia line and the anesthesiologist commented that it only happens in the movies, source: guy who lived
- afterburner 3y ago"alright, he's out, now fix that bubble!"