99.If two variables are inversely related, then as the value of one variable: A)increases, the value of the other may either increase or decrease. B)decreases, the value of the other decreases.
An air embolism can sometimes occur if thereâs trauma to your lung. For example, if your lung is compromised after an accident, you might be put on a breathing ventilator. This ventilator could force air into a damaged vein or artery. Scuba diving. You can also get an air embolism while scuba diving.
Noun. 1. air embolism-obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving. aeroembolism, gas embolism. embolism-occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle).