Aspirin is not typically used to treat fat embolism. Fat embolism syndrome is a serious condition that occurs when fat droplets enter the bloodstream and travel to the lungs, brain, or other organs.

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(A "pulmonary embolism" is any kind of material such as a clot, air, or cholesterol that goes into the lung.) This is a rare and always life-threatening event, and you were lucky to survive.

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(A “pulmonary embolism” is any kind of material such as a clot, air, or cholesterol that goes into the lung.) This is a rare and always life-threatening event, and you were lucky to survive.

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