Global Organization Announces World Thrombosis Day

Blood clots are extremely dangerous.  If they are not noticed early enough or treated, the result could be deadly. On average, one to three people per one thousand develop venous thromboembolism, which caused by a blood clot in the leg, and if not found early enough it can travel to the lungs and choke off blood flow.

Medical experts hope that will change after Monday, known now as World Thrombosis Day. “In about a third of the cases and most of the deaths, the initial presentation is sudden death. And for that reason, prevention is the key to reducing death from this condition,” said Gary Raskob, who is with the University of Oklahoma Health Center’s College of Public Health and is chairman of the World Thrombosis Day Steering Committee. “For clots in the legs, pain, tenderness or swelling, redness or warmth of the leg. And for crossing the lungs, shortness of breath, chest pain, rapid breathing, a sudden rapid heart rate, or sometimes collapse or passing out of the patient if it’s a very big embolism.” Read the entire article on Voice of America here.

The International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis is leading the global awareness effort to educate the public about the potentially deadly blood clots.

Photo Credit – International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 

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