Difference between Air Embolism and Decompression Sickness

AIR EMBOLISM vs DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS: NOUN

Condition caused by bubbles of gas in a vascular system
Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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 sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.
A disorder, seen especially in deep-sea divers, caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues following a sudden drop in the surrounding pressure, as when ascending rapidly from a dive, and characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, and paralysis.
Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

Pulmonary embolism, Serosity, Cardiac tamponade, Respiratory organ, Arterialization, Hyparterial, Pneumatothorax, Pleural cavity, Pneumatocele, Pyothorax, Embolism, Aeroembolism, Caisson disease, Bends, Decompression sickness

Dehydration, Anoxia, Hypoxemia, Barotrauma, Altitude sickness, Diver, Embolism, Hypoxia, Hypothermia, Decompression, Nitrogen narcosis, Caisson disease, Aeroembolism, Air embolism, Bends

Pulmonary embolism, Serosity, Cardiac tamponade, Respiratory organ, Arterialization, Hyparterial, Pneumatothorax, Pleural cavity, Pneumatocele, Pyothorax, Embolism, Caisson disease, Aeroembolism, Bends, Decompression sickness

Oedema, Heat exhaustion, Thrombosis, Dehydration, Hypoxemia, Altitude sickness, Diver, Embolism, Hypothermia, Decompression, Nitrogen narcosis, Caisson disease, Air embolism, Aeroembolism, Bends

You should NEVER blow air into the vagina as you may trigger an air embolism, tearing or damaging the vagina.
Air embolism after the insertion of a central venous catheter.
Systemic arterial air embolism after percutaneous lung biopsy.
Effect of nitrous oxide on venous air embolism.
Clinical considerations concerning detection of venous air embolism.
The sound of sucking air through the catheter or tract is highly suggestive of air embolism.
An air embolism can occur when your veins or arteries are exposed and pressure allows air to travel into them.
During inspiration, negative intrathoracic pressure can encourage air to enter the exit site and cause an air embolism.
Air embolism would also occur if air was mistakenly injected into the catheter.
Bedell EA, Berge KH, Losasso TJ: Paradoxic air embolism during venous air embolism: Transesophageal echocardiographic evidence of transpulmonary air passage.

Diving suit failure in cold water forces the diver to choose between hypothermia and decompression sickness.
This can lead to bubble formation and growth, with decompression sickness as a consequence.
Depending on which organs are involved, these bubbles produce the symptoms of decompression sickness.
Occasionally however, decompression sickness may becomeapparent many hours or even days after a dive.
Provides initial clinical care for decompression sickness, and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Honiara, to treat decompression sickness, a hazard of scuba diving.
Decompression sickness or the bends can develop during scuba diving.
WARNINGA rapid ascent increases the risk of decompression sickness.
Heat exhaustion Acute mountain sickness Decompression sickness Hypothermia Frostbite.
It is sometimes called air sickness, altitude sickness, or decompression sickness.

Which Radiologic Procedures are associated with a risk of air embolism?
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Is air embolism a complication of central venous catheter placement?
What is the pathophysiology of pulmonary air embolism (PE)?
What are the adverse sequelae of air embolism (AA)?
Does CVC removal increase the risk of air embolism?
How to prevent air embolism on Central line removal?
What is the pathophysiology of cerebral air embolism?
Do air detection devices reduce the risk of air embolism with contrast media?
How much air should be withdrawn from the heart percutaneously for air embolism?