eli5 Why are air embolisms so deadly? Like, what about an air bubble can’t your body fix pretty easily?

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I would have thought that an air bubble gets popped and we move on. That the gas eventually dissolves and gets passed somehow.

So, what’s going on? Why does the heart stop so violently? It acts like there was an implosion on the inside…

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Since your veins and arteries are basically a hydraulic system an air bubble can cause a vapor lock. when the air hits your heart it causes it to not work properly. The heart is a fluid pump not a gas one

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