Did You Know: Deep Venous Thrombosis

One of my favorite blogs is The Cranky Flier - a blog all about airlines, airplanes, airports, and everything flying. The latest blog post is from the author's brother, who is an Emergency Room Doctor! He writes about DVT - Deep Venous Thrombosis, a serious and very dangerous clot that can form, usually in your legs. You can check out the whole post, as well as other awesome stuff on everything air, by clicking here. Enjoy!

What is a DVT?
A DVT is a blood clot in your deep veins which can often result in calf swelling, redness, and pain on one side. You can get DVTs essentially in any of the deep veins of your body, and some can be worse than others. In fact, if you get one in your thigh veins or pelvic veins then you’re in more trouble than if it’s further away from the heart in your calf veins. Often times the DVT will not cause any symptoms whatsoever, but it’s important to catch DVTs if you can.

What should you do if you think you have a DVT or PE?

How do I prevent an in-flight DVT?

Click here to go to the blog post for the Doctor's answer!