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What position should a patient be placed in in order to prevent air embolism?

What position should a patient be placed in in order to prevent air embolism?

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Asked by Santepro, Last updated: Nov 09, 2024

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Answered Dec 08, 2017

On the left side. with head lower than the feet.

Air embolism happens because of the entry of air into the catheter system. If it occurs. the client should be placed in a left-side-lying position with the head be lower than the feet. This position will lessen the effect of the air traveling as a bolus to the lungs by trapping it on the right side of the heart.
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