Pumped air in to canula

[Scattyone1982]

Hello,
My sugars have been running high so I made a new canula sight put a new insulin in attaches the new tube. Then for some unknown reason I attached the empty tube to the canula then pressed the fill canula. So I have managed to pump 70cm ofair in to me?!?! Is this dangerous?

 

[Deleted member 308541]

So I have managed to pump 70cm ofair in to me?!?! Is this dangerous?

I am no expert, but I would think it is.

Phone the emergency services in your country and ask for advice.

 

[Jollymon]

Largely, you just pushed air under your skin. If you pushed it into your bloodstream, that would be a big problem! But that’s not where infusion sets get planted- they just go under the skin and before the muscle layer. Air there isn’t terminal. It’ll dissipate, like if you had a minor surgery where they opened your skin and then closed it up.

 

[kitedoc]

Yup, an air pad!! Just make sure you tell someone if you have to have an xray or scan.
Otherwise they might think that the air is due to a gas-forming bacteria which so I hear is much, much less good news!!