In a matter of how much time? would someone have if by the use of a syringe injects too much air into the veins/artery causing embolisms, have to live?
lenght of TIME?
2007-07-11 16:09:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
That's exactly what i wanted to know... out of curiosity. thanks to everyone.
2007-07-13 14:26:27 · update #1
as long as it would take for your body to pump that air into your heart.........
2007-07-11 16:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by chazta01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't kill you. That's a myth. The vein can't carry air. It would collapse from the mass of muscle and bloods around it. Your body metabolises the air
2014-05-05 04:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by Kynan Mitchell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A healthy human body can compensate for a full dripset of air.
People who's circulatory system will be able to take less air for an air embolism to be harmful and potentially fatal. Air embolismism introduced through the jugular vein are more prone to being fatal.
Just as a note to everyone who responded... no death is ever INSTANT. Well... except for maybe thermonuclear vaporization.And I could probably come up with a couple more... but no death that leave the body largely intact is ever instant. In decapitation, the head can live on for several seconds.
Anyways, length of time foran air embolism (should one large enough for) to take effect... couple minutes.
2007-07-12 04:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, first off, the syringe would have to be huge, llike oh say 150 cc, and they don't make em that big. Secondly, push that much air into a vein, it collapses, the air goes nowhere.
You could push it into an artery in the neck, then death would be instant. But getting into the carotid artery isn't easy without a really long needle, to get past the jugular veins which would just go the other way and collapse the vessel again. Painful as hell, but not fatal. Don't believe everything you see in the movies.
2007-07-11 16:15:05 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 6⤊ 3⤋
The general rule is 3 cc -- that's 3 cubic centimeters of air . . . in a single air bubble, uninterrupted by fluids or blood . . . CAN cause the heart to stop beating.
It'd happen . . . . literally . . . in seconds.
2007-07-11 16:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Instantly
2007-07-11 16:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by DarkGremio 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it all depends how much air is injected, generally you would have to inject approximately 2-3 ml of air to be fatal and it would have to be pushed fast, in that case death would be a matter of seconds maybe a minute
2007-07-11 16:16:00 · answer #7 · answered by adin 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no exact length of time.
Infact there is no certain death, which is why there isn't a certain time. If the oxygen gets to the brain, that is most likely going to cause death, and thats where the problem lies. Will it get to the brain? Only time can tell.
2007-07-11 16:13:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
if you live for a minuet then your lucky but you'll eventually die within about 10 to 15 seconds
2007-07-11 16:17:07 · answer #9 · answered by David Garcia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Believe the RN that answered this question. She is correct. You are simply wasting your time with this.
2007-07-11 17:03:13 · answer #10 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋