How bad is it to inject air bubbles into a muscle along with the medicine?

Subject: How bad is it to inject air bubbles into a muscle along with the medicine?

Date: Sat Mar 11 11:10:33 2000
Posted by Devin McCrea
Grade level: undergrad School: Tyler Junior College
City: Tyler State/Province: Texas Country: U.S.
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 952794633.Me

Message:


I know that injecting air into the blood stream can cause serious problems 
but it doesn't seem like any harm would be done if any air gets in a 
muscle.

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