Air embolism

Air embolism is a disease caused by the clogging of cerebral blood vessels with gas emboli originating in the lungs. It is usually caused by excessive inflation of the lungs due to the expansion of lung gas when the surrounding pressure decreases (such as when rising from a deep-water diving). For pain and / or neurological symptoms.

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