Should drivers be worried about blood clots?
Ask Ken, a Manitoba-based, long-haul trucker who has been driving since 1986, about how blood clots almost killed him and you’ll hear the story of many truckers.
Ken (he asked that his real name not be used) said he missed the warning signs, and attributes his being alive to luck. “I missed the signals for DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis, the medical term for blood clots formed most commonly in the legs). I knew that my legs hurt, but I just walked it off and figured, ‘Well, I just needed to stretch my legs.'”
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Source:: http://fleetowner.com/driver-management-resource-center/should-drivers-be-worried-about-blood-clots
