title: Near-fatal pulmonary air embolus from presumed inadvertent pressure placed on a partially empty plastic intravenous infusion bag.
authors.affiliation: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rothenberg
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011312:Pressure; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*