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Abstract: . . . OK05-0270 Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Threat AM-400-91/1 Hypoxia: The Higher You Fly, the Less Air in the Sky AM-400-98/3 Hearing and Noise in Aviation AM-400-97/1 Introduction to Human Factors in Aviation AM-400-92/1 Over the Counter Medications and Flying AM-400-98/2 Pilot Vision AM-400-95/1 Smoke! AM-400-00/1 Spatial . . . . . . hydration Limiting alcohol and caffeine intake And, if indicated by a physician: Support socks or stockings Blood-thinning medications MEDICAL FACTS FOR TRAVELERS Publication AM-400-03/2 Written by: Alex Wolbrink, M.D. Prepared by: FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute Aerospace Medical Education Division . . . . . . Thrombosis Associated With Travel , published in Aviation, Space, and Envi- ronmental Medicine, Vol. 7 , No. 9, September 00 . Summary . A Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a clot that forms in a leg vein. . A DVT can cause harm by obstructing blood flow to a limb or if a part of the clot flows to the heart or lungs. . . . . . . clot that forms in a leg vein. . A DVT can cause harm by obstructing blood flow to a limb or if a part of the clot flows to the heart or lungs. . A DVT can be caused by some medical problems, medications, and long periods of inactivity. 4. The risk of developing a DVT can be reduced by: Occasional muscular activity . . . --1465,4,183,1790,7326
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