Pt was having a cardiac angiogram, all tubing and med rad injector was primed and back primed.Contrast was injected and pt started to lose b/p and hr and then coded.The patient was taken to icu on review of the cath films the next morning, it was determined that the patient had an air embolism.The tubing that had been used during the procedure had been discarded and the team was not able to inspect for damage or if connections were sealed after contrast had been injected through the tubing.The injector was removed from service and checked out and found to be working properly.
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