Abstract: . . .  http://www.the-stationery-office.co.uk/doh/hinfo/index.htm Access to this website and linked documents is password protected using the following information: User name: healthinfo and Password: overseas NHS Direct:The advice is available from NHS Direct Online at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Foreign and Commonwealth Office: www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo 25. Other publications: . . .
. . .  the other, or breathing difficulties see a local doctor urgently or go to the nearest Accident and Emergency Department. Page 5 Research into travel-related DVT 21. More good research is needed to find out the real connection between DVT and air travel, what the scale of the problem is, and how it can be prevented. The . . .
. . .  advice. 4. This advice also refers to other sources of information about DVT and air travel. What is DVT? 5. DVT is a serious condition where blood clots develop in the deep veins of the legs. It must be distinguished from blood clots in superficial varicose veins in the legs, called phlebitis, which is much less serious. One in every hundred people . . .
. . .  travel. What is DVT? 5. DVT is a serious condition where blood clots develop in the deep veins of the legs. It must be distinguished from blood clots in superficial varicose veins in the legs, called phlebitis, which is much less serious. One in every hundred people who develop DVT dies. The cause of death is usually a blood clot, travelling from the legs . . .
. . .  1. House of Lords Session 1999-2000: 5 th report: Select Committee on Science and Technology Air Travel and Health 15 th November 2000 2. Thrombosis and Air Travel: Paul Giangrande Journal of Travel Medicine Vol., 7 pp 149-154. 2000 3. Most airline leaflets and in-flight information.  . . .
. . .  ADVICE ON TRAVEL-RELATED DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS Introduction 1. A possible link between deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and long haul air travel was first suggested by reports in medical journals in the 1950s. These early reports . . .
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