Flight Related DVT: Precautionary Measures To Keep You Safe
While wearing a pair of flight socks is a great way to significantly reduce your risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis, the following suggestions can also assist you in keeping relatively DVT risk free during your travels. Also keep in mind that the following precautionary measures can also be applied when you are not travelling by air. Keep well hydrated Avoid excessive stimulants Avoid excessive...
Read MoreFlight Related DVT: What Are The Signs And Symptoms?
Good news people! 30%-50% of individuals with Deep Vein Thrombosis experience no symptoms at all – thats right. So that statistic right there pretty much defeats the purpose of even checking for symptoms. Because even if you don’t show any signs of symptoms, you still may be at risk, something which i covered at fair length in my DVT risk factors article. I mean think about it, you...
Read MoreFlight Related DVT: Risk Factors You Should Know About
I will cut right to the chase here and be perfectly blunt with you: if you are travelling or are about to and are not taking any of this DVT talk seriously, you could be putting yourself at great risk. Consider this. One of the most well known flight related DVT fatalities, occurred in October 2000, when a 28-year-old, bride-to-be and ‘fitness fanatic’ Emma Christofferson collapsed and died...
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