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Having third baby and want an epidural but i'm scared they will insert it wrong into a vein and paralyse my heart or paralysis. should i be so worried?
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No: The epidural is an injection into the area around the sac of your spinal cord- not an artery or a vein. This is a routine procedure in the hands of a skilled anesthesiaologist.
Answered 8/5/2014
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That is possible: And sometimes the medicine accidently goes into a vein, the veins aren't visualized, but the amount given for a labor epidural is small and is given in even smaller increments. If small amount goes into vein should be detected by anesthesiologist and adjustments made prior to inject more. Your nervous system is effected before your heart would be
Answered 8/5/2014
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