Fun fact, small air bubbles won’t cause problems. I can’t remember how big they have to be. I’m not going to look it up because I don’t want to be on a list.
thank you nurse meowsalot
Submitted 8 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Tedrow@lemmy.world 8 months ago
femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
I’m pretty sure using the fediverse already has you on one
Siegfried@lemmy.world 8 months ago
NSA, check
MOSSAD, check
FSB, check
ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Yeah realistically it isn’t a big concern. Like you should try not to inject air into people’s veins, but the minimum amount that is about 20 cc, but it’s likely to take much more than that to be fatal, usually in excess of 150 cc.
Zoot@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Damn for real? Growing up id always heard even the tiniest bubbles can put you into shock/death. Made me terrified for a long while growing up… 20cc is a lot of air!
basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
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A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 8 months ago
learned this when i saw an inch long airbubble in an IV line slowly making its way towards my arm and i panic called a nurse who said that it’d take a lot more air than that to cause a problem, but disconnected the line and squeezed the air bubble out anyway.
set_secret@lemmy.world 8 months ago
it’s a lot. like 50ml plus.
cley_faye@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Aww look at that face. I would not stay mad for long.
Battle_Masker@lemmy.world 8 months ago
as a type 1 diabetic, this is like a one-sentence horror
InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 8 months ago
Yum yum embolism
GrymEdm@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Just posted this elsewhere, but it’s so perfect here as the other half of this medical team:
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