Re: Re: Injections thanks for the info

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sense i started enbrel i was wondering about getting air in in the shot less

worried now thanks. mike

Birdijo@... wrote:In a message dated 21/04/2004 00:38:34 Central Standard

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winchester19572004@... writes:

> i read a long time ago if you get a air bubble in a vein it could kill

> you. although most of the injection we take are in the muscle . i don't see

> where it would hurt. if i'm wrong. please inlighten me . mike

>

There have been numerous studies done on this. While you wouldn't

intentionally inject air into your veins, the studies show that if an entire

length of

IV tubing is full of nothing but air rather than flushed with fluid and all of

the air goes into your veins, it still won't hurt you. That's the concensus,

that's what they teach nurses in school and on the job. We flush the tubing

anyways! Cary