KNOW THE DANGERS OF ECONOMY CLASS SYNDROME

IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE HEALTH DANGERS OF DVT WHEN YOU NEXT FLY, SIGN UP HERE TO FIND OUT THE FACTS ABOUT DVT AND HOW TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NOW!

DON'T LET IGNORANCE KILL YOU

Before the death of an NBC news correspondent in Iraq in 2003, approximately 75% of Americans knew very little about deep-vein thrombosis (DVT).

WHAT IS DVT?

DVT is a common but dangerous condition in which a blood clot forms in a large vein, usually in your leg, partially or completely blocking circulation. If the clot breaks free and travels through your bloodstream, it can reach your lungs and block a blood vessel. This blockage is called a pulmonary embolism (PE) and can be fatal within hours.

DVT STATISTICS

. Over 2 million Americans suffer DVT each year.

. 600,000 of these lead to a hazardous lung blood vessel blockage.

. 300,000 are fatal.

. More people suffer from DVT annually than heart attack and stroke.

. There are more fatalities due to DVT than due to AIDS and Breast Cancer COMBINED

. This may be the most common preventable cause of hospital death in the U.S.

FROM THE AMA WEBSITE...

"The American Medical Association (AMA) encourage the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airline industry to alert passengers to the flight-associated risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)"
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