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Can you get venous air embolism from giving blood if they inserted some air in at the beginning? would you be able to feel it? how long would it take?
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Air embolism: Unfortunately, injecting significant amounts of air into the venous system will produce an "immediate" effect with an air embolism which can produce death.
Answered 8/28/2018
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Unlikely: To get a true air embolism you are talking about a big mass of air, not the tiny bubble that might be present in a needle inserted when you give blood. When/if it ever happened it would be felt in minutes if not immediately.
Answered 8/29/2018
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