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Amniotic fluid embolism – enter through sites of trauma/laceration; contains arachidonic metabolites -> anaphyloid reaction -> occlusion + vasospasm -> lt. ventricular failure, decreased cardiac output, severe ventilation-perfusion mismatch -> cardiopulmonary arrest. Thromboplastin -> DIC. Autopsy – fetal squamous cells & mucin in maternal pulmonary arteries.