Africa: World Thrombosis Day Empowers People Around the World to Recognize and Help Prevent Life-Threatening Blood Clots

[PR Newswire] Chapel Hill, North Carolina -On October 13, the World Thrombosis Day campaign shares an important message: patients, regardless of where they live, should be able to to expect that their hospital stay is safe and that the risk of adverse events such as thrombosis is minimized. Thrombosis is the formation of potentially deadly blood clots in an artery or vein. With one in four deaths due to thrombosis-related conditions each year, the campaign encourages health systems to have risk assessment protocols in place and patients to be infor
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news