{"id":41905,"date":"2013-10-02T12:15:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T16:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=41905"},"modified":"2014-08-30T14:39:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T19:39:57","slug":"deep-vein-thrombosis-and-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=41905","title":{"rendered":"Deep Vein Thrombosis and the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>by Yandee Vazquez, Head Editor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=5729\" target=\"_blank\">INALJ Texas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Deep Vein Thrombosis and the Workplace<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/yandeev.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4386\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/yandeev-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"yandeev\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This is a bit of a public service announcement on a topic that is rarely mentioned but can be pertinent to us: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). This is a condition where a clot forms in a deep vein in the body, generally the legs, and, if it breaks off, can block blood flow to the lungs, brain or other vital organs.<\/p>\n<p>I bring this up because of the fairly sedentary nature of our work. As information professionals we spend a lot of time sitting down: in front of computers, working with patrons, during meetings. Even those that aren\u2019t employed can face this problem as the nature of job hunting is often centered around sitting at a computer.<\/p>\n<p>If you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sit for long periods of time,<\/li>\n<li>have had an injury or surgery,<\/li>\n<li>are pregnant or have given birth in the last 6 months,<\/li>\n<li>take hormonal birth control,<\/li>\n<li>smoke,<\/li>\n<li>are overweight or obese,<\/li>\n<li>are older than 60 (though clots can happen at any age),<\/li>\n<li>are a taller man,<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.6875;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>then you may have a higher risk of developing DVT.<\/p>\n<p>How to help prevent DVT? Move whenever possible. Stretch out your calves in your seat if you can\u2019t stand. Get up for a minute or two and straighten out a few shelves, or see if a patron needs help. Simply moving can help prevent DVT.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t bring this up to be alarmist, but in the hope that something simple will help us improve our quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about DVT from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.com\/health\/deep-vein-thrombosis\/DS01005\/DSECTION=risk-factors\" target=\"_blank\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000156.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Medline Plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Yandee Vazquez, Head Editor,\u00a0INALJ Texas Deep Vein Thrombosis and the Workplace This is a bit of a public service announcement on a topic that is rarely mentioned but can be pertinent to us: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). 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