
Originally Posted by
MuscleInk
I've drawn blood from the jugular several times. Now there's a bleeder!!!! (No, it wasn't my own jugular....I'm crazy, not insane....yet....). Never injected into it......yet.....lol
In humans, the fatal dose for a venous air embolism (VAE) is estimated at 200-300 cc. Lower volumes can be fatal if the VAE bypasses the lungs and enters systemic circulation, or in critically ill patients with compromised haemodynamics. Symptoms of a VAE usually include diaphoresis, severe chest pain, syncope, non-palpable pulses.