eli5 Why are air embolisms so deadly? Like, what about an air bubble can’t your body fix pretty easily? 1.12K viewsJanuary 1, 2024 Question98.99K April 16, 2023 0 Comments 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… In: 1487 57 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted April 17, 2023 0 Comments In a few words air, unlike liquid, is compressible so the heart cannot pump it out of itself blocking the circulation. You are viewing 1 out of 57 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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