5-Minute Clinical Consult: Arterial Gas Embolism

Arterial Gas Embolism

[General]

CPR, if required
Open airway; prevent aspiration.
Intubation for somnolent or comatose patient; highest possible concentration of oxygen; eliminates gas in the bubbles by establishing diffusion gradient that favors egress of gas from bubbles
When air transport is required, helicopter transport should be at an altitude < 1,000 feet, and fixed-wing transfer should be limited to an aircraft that can maintain cabin pressure at 1 atm.

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