Air embolism really kill?The amount of the remake of the omen kill someone?How do you save someone if u see it

I was shocked when I saw the 2006 remake of The Omen.Katherine was murdered.That made me wonder is hospital security that poor to its patients?I mean criminal wise.

and what about air embolisms.Is the amount shown in the movie able to really kill someone.and lastly how if even possible do you stop one if you see it traveling down the IV Line.

I might be a nurse or doc so ya this kinda stuff interests me.

If you are a nurse or a doc you need to have a spot of re-training.

Dramas and crap aside, you need a SUBSTANTIAL amount of air injected into a vein to cause any real harm, blood pressure is quite high, air is very compressible.

If a VERY high level you can effectively get "the bends", which can be harmful - but you are not going to get that from a farty little bubble of air coming down the IV line.

Even the "squirting of the syringe" prior to injection is more about bad habits and drama than anything useful - other than perhaps making sure the needled is not blocked.

If you see anything travelling down a line and need to stop it, you can:

Pinch the line
Close the tap
In emergency, remove line from Venflon / point of insertion

Mark