Suspected DVT death on SFO-LHR flight
Jan 7, 2001, 5:00 pm
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Suspected DVT death on SFO-LHR flight
A report in todays Mail on Sunday states that a lady who died on a 9 hour VS flight from SFO-LHR was suspected to have died from DVT, it also says that she was fit, healthy and travelling in Business Class.
Jan 7, 2001, 5:42 pm
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DVT = Deep Vein Thrombosis a.k.a. Economy Class Syndrome.
Blood clots form, you die.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=.../7/nfly07.html
Blood clots form, you die.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=.../7/nfly07.html
Jan 8, 2001, 6:05 am
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