When a vein is open, especially if the pressure inside that vein is low, air can enter the blood stream and may reach the heart or the brain It occurs mostly after a lung injury and can be fatal
obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e g , accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
A condition that occurs when air enters the bloodstream through ruptured alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries The air in the bloodstream then forms bubbles, which can block blood flow to the body's tissues
accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving