Poked and aspirated dark red blood.

[LVTitan]

We had a member a few yrs ago geoffgarst who was a cardio infusionist he said often they would inject 5 ccs of air into the bloodstream and monitor for any abnomalities.
The dude knew his stuff!
RADAR

walks away with tail between legs...

i knew better than to doubt radar

 

[dsh89]

Dark red blood means it was a vein. And Radar is right. Air into muscle is nothing that will kill you, but the pocket may give room for an abcess to form, so it is a bad idea. It does take a significant amount of air into the bloodstream to kill you. More than 3cc. But it is a bad idea nonetheless. Point is, the original poster did good. And as far as getting the bubbles out, it is just good practice. People differ, so reactions may differ.

 

[shamrock11]

You got to be brain dead to inject 3ccs'

I thought 1/2 a cc can kill you..lol

I always make sure there is not the slightest of bubbles there.

There is no definet amount but it will take a lot depending on where the air bubble is injected and how health your veins are. Usually aroud 3-5 cc's can do it but it must reach the heart to cause any problems.

 

[PolfaJelfa]

Ya bro that is what i heard. I was never under the impression that IM air will kill you. Just the IV air.

Oh well ill just stick to no air. Do we have any volounteers for a test of 3 ccs air?
That is a joke...dont need some one on the 6 oclock news.

 

[wwebound4life]

We had a member a few yrs ago geoffgarst who was a cardio infusionist he said often they would inject 5 ccs of air into the bloodstream and monitor for any abnomalities.
The dude knew his stuff!
RADAR

That's a crazy MoFo!! LOL!