Blood Clots

Blood clots, also known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), afflict more than 40,000 Americans every year. Hospitalized patients are especially vulnerable to blood clots because they are exposed to prolonged bed rest and more likely to have experienced a recent heart attack, childbirth or trauma to the lower body. If a blood clot dislodges, it can travel to the lungs and cause a blockage known as a pulmonary embolism, or lung clot. One out of every three lung clots is fatal.

Blood clots are generally preventable with proper precautions, such as the use of compression stockings, pneumatic compression devices and blood thinners. However, only half of non-surgical patients at risk for clots routinely receive preventative care.  And among surgical patients (who are all at risk), nearly 30% of patients do not get blood clot prevention care.

Again, there are simple prevention strategies to prevent life-threatening blood clots from happening to you or someone you love.

Visit the National Alliance for Thrombosis & Thrombophilia for more information about blood clots.

• What’s the Harm in Health Care?

  One-third of all hospital patients are harmed or killed by accident every year in American hospitals -- about 13 million patients.

  
  Preventable hospital accidents claim almost 300,000 lives -- equal to 3 jets crashing every single day of the year in America, with no survivors.

  
  Most of these deaths and injury are among older patients, and most result from a strained health care system seriously short on nurses and other critical resources.
  

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• Why Checklists for Families?

  Every patient needs a family member or friend with them in the hospital -- yet few of us are prepared for this important role.

  
  Our simple little checklists can be a big help.

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