Deep Vein Thrombosis Speech

The deadline is today and you are completely focused on the task at hand. You have had lunch delivered to your cubicle and will be working through meal time, maybe even dinner. You haven’t moved from your cramped desk all day, but that work has paid off and the assignment is done just in time. Everyone has been in this situation but no one pays it much attention. These days can be few and far between and you feel fine, maybe a little tired. However, what everyone doesn’t realize is that these days greatly increase the risk of suffering from a very serious medical condition referred to as Deep Vein Thrombosis.
Doctors are fearful that the increased number of professionals working in an office setting will lead to an increase in cases of a specific type of blood clot called Deep Vein Thrombosis. What Deep Vein Thrombosis refers to is simply the formation of a blood clot in the deep vein of the legs. When these blood clots grow they can break off and find their way to the lungs where they can create a sometimes fatal medical emergency called a pulmonary embolism. The symptoms of Deep Vein Thrombosis are swelling and pain in the calf muscle while the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism are …show more content…
This inactivity at a cramped desk or office space allows for the blood flow in the back of the calf to decrease which increasing the probability of blood coagulation. For every hour that someone sits at a desk in an upright position, their risk for a blood clot in their calf muscles increases by up to 10%. Sitting at work all day without any kind of mobility can double your risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis. The condition is also prevalent in business travelers who sit in packed airplanes for long business flights and is sometimes referred to as economy class syndrome. Pregnant women are also at an increased risk for developing blood