DVT Awareness Month

Next month is DVT Awareness Month -- an annual effort started in 2003. (My own opinion is that it could use a little more oomph -- have you ever seen a television ad or heard a radio spot about DVT? I don't recall ever hearing about it.)

So ... doing my part to help.

Notable that DVT awareness seems greater in Europe. Airlines appear to provide more information/warnings, and DVT cases appear to get more publicity, especially in the UK. And, there appears to be a lot more momentum for airline safety legislation and improved hospital guidelines for avoiding and treating DVT.

For example, recent articles include (all from the BBC):

Girl Thought to Have Died from Flu Suffered DVT
2/3 of English National Health Patients Miss Out on Clot Care
DVT Victim's Mother Champions Aviation Law

A member of the British parliament even persuaded soccer players to wear compression stockings before traveling to the World Cup! (Less recent, but noteworthy.)

MP Wins in Sock Campaign