This is a re-post…very important information…
Secrets To Avoiding DVT While Traveling
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We truly appreciate when medical professionals share information with us mere mortals. Katrina Wells is a registered nurse and provides this information about a problem seniors can experience while sitting for a long time on an airplane, train, bus or riding in a car. She is a feature writer for Seniors’ Health/Medicare.
This information will be helpful for anyone traveling, not just seniors.
DVT is known by many names. Here are some of them:
- DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis)
- Traveler’s Thrombosis
- Pulmonary Embolus or PE (if the blood clot travels to the lung)
- Pulmonary Emboli (plural of the above)
Read more at Suite101: DVT and Travel: Preventive Measures for Traveler’s Thrombosis http://seniors-health-medicare.suite101.com/article.cfm/dvt-and-travel-preventive-measures-for-travelers-thrombosis#ixzz0rVjIpHiH
