
Originally Posted by
Ostrich
lex57, I would agree with you if the person had said they hit the femoral vein. They stated they hit the femoral artery. The artery goes away from the heart and branches to smaller arteries then down to capillaries then into veins after oxygen exchange. Any clot would get cought up before it got down to the capillaries, thus causing swelling and death to the leg. Cardiac caths are done thru the femaoral vein and are subject to breaking off clots along the way. So if it did go in the artery I would says BS or the person just does not know what they are talking about. If they meant vein, then it is entirely possible, but chances would still be slim.