August 6, 2011

A resident of the UK at the age of twenty years died of a blood clot that formed after the smooth playing computer games for twelve hours. The guy has been developing the design for the games at the university and spent a lot of time in the online battles. He literally lived near their consoles. Parents of young boys and had no idea that it could be dangerous. After sitting at the computer all night, in the morning there was a guy deep vein thrombosis   and he passed away.

Blood clots   formed in the leg veins, located deep. Coming off, they cause thromboembolism   pulmonary embolism which occurs when locking the main arteries to the lungs garniture blood Saturated with oxygen. In 30% of cases, failure to provide timely assistance to people with pulmonary embolism die.

The main risk factor for the development of deep vein thrombosis is passive lifestyle . Contribute to the formation of blood clots: computer games, long flights in an airplane, riding in the car. Other risk factors: smoking, obesity, hormone replacement therapy . Birth control pills   also increase the risk of blood clots in women.

For prevention it is recommended to interrupt the sitting, getting up every hour to disperse the blood. People should not ignore the symptoms of blood clots - fever, pain in the calves, swelling, redness . Serious signs and y pulmonary embolism : stabbing chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, coughing .