Thursday, March 20, 2014

Do You Know about Blood Clots and Travel?

"People love to travel. For example, more than 300 million people travel on long-distance airline flights (generally more than four hours) each year.1 But did you know that blood clots, also called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), can be a serious risk for some long-distance travelers. Most information about blood clots and long-distance travel comes from information that has been gathered about air travel. However, anyone traveling more than four hours, whether by air, car, bus, or train, can be at risk for blood clots.."
Blood clots and travel

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