• Tedrow@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    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.

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      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 likely to cause problems is about 20 cc (which is a lot), but it’s likely to take much more than that to be fatal, usually in excess of 150 cc.

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        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!

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          8 months ago

          It’s one of those situations where ~2cc can potentially cause complications and a bubble could theoretically cause problems but is also unlikely, so when you ask a doctor they’ll be like “technically yes, but” and everyone hears “confirmed, bubble=dead”