air embolism
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Partaking in them is not without risk—ozone therapy, for example, has the potential side effect of something called an air embolism, which can lead to a stroke or heart attack.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
But is it enough to defeat the air embolism allegations?
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
She believes this is highly likely to have occurred during resuscitation, and that there are much more plausible explanations for the collapses and deaths of the babies in the Letby case than air embolism.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Research on air embolism in babies is very limited - something the prosecution’s own experts readily admitted.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
The fatal issue may be contributed to by blood entering the air-passages and causing asphyxia, or by air being sucked into the open veins and causing air embolism.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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