How to Treat Embolism?
Medical Treatment:
- Treatment will depend on where the obstruction is in the body, the obstruction size, what caused the obstruction
- Medication - to dissolve embolisms caused by blood clots
- Anticoagulant medication such as heparin, low-dose aspirin, and warfarin, can help make the blood less sticky and stop the formation of further clots
- A surgical procedure (embolectomy) - to remove a blockage
- Embolisms caused by air bubbles are usually treated in a hyperbaric chamber
- The air pressure inside the chamber is higher than normal outside air pressure, which helps to reduce the air bubbles size inside the body of the diver