I have to write a short story for my creative writing class about someone committing suicide. I know that you can die for embolism but what actually happen to your body? What do you exactly die for (heart attack or what else)? How long does it takes? What are the major symptoms?
2006-10-03 22:41:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
If it is just a small bible the body will just absoeb it, no harm. For it to be dangerous you would have to have an entire tubing of air, or about 2cc's infused really fast.
2006-10-03 22:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by Mikki 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that we should be discussing what volume of air is required here as I don't think we should be giving ideas to vulnerable people. There is no way one can verify credentials on this website. Symptoms of embolism may include, turning blue, sudden breatlessness, severe chest pain or tightness, palpitations or even sudden collapse into unconsciousness.
2006-10-04 02:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
embolism occurs when a blood clot travels through your blood stream and ends up in your lungs-blocking the main artery of your lungs.
Most of these blood clots originate in the legs, but they can also form in the arm veins, the right side of the heart or even at the tip of a catheter placed in a vein. In rare instances, other substances, such as a globule of fat, tissue from a tumor or a clump of bacteria, may lodge in the arteries of the lungs.
Death caused by pulmonary embolism usually occurs within 30 minutes of the onset of symptoms. it causes the heart to stop.
2006-10-03 23:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Air injected through a routine injection will not kill you, it would need a large amount of air to do that. Because air is compressable it leads to a blockage in the aorta.
When they start to gasp and turn blue you know they are on the way out.
2006-10-03 22:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by tucksie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
an air embolism that reaches the lungs could cause a fatal pulmanory embolism.
2006-10-04 04:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by manwithcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-03 23:19:07 · answer #6 · answered by sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋