{"id":1953,"date":"2020-07-14T22:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/?page_id=1953"},"modified":"2025-02-18T12:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:47:19","slug":"hospitalization-infographic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/hospitalization-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitalization Infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1565108755911{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”span” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]Download and print the infographic<\/a>\u00a0[PDF \u2013 664 KB]<\/span>[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1595874318922{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #af1f2d !important;}”][vc_column][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stop-the-clot-spread-the-word-logo-banner-1.png” image_size=”full” margin_bottom=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hospitalization-icon.png” image_size=”full” align=”center” margin_bottom=”0″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#454545″ size=”48″ font_weight=”900″ txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]\n

Hospitalization:<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title color=”#0a0a0a” size=”22″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]A Major Risk Factor for Dangerous Blood Clots[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1595876520291{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1595875637166{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Roughly 1 out of 10
\nhospital deaths are
\nrelated to blood
\nclots in the lungs.<\/p>\n

Blood clots are a
\nleading cause of
\npreventable hospital
\ndeath in the United States.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][mk_fancy_title color=”#ad2727″ size=”20″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Prevent the Need for 911. Get the Facts on Blood Clots.[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1595876470483{border-right-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #b11b29 !important;border-right-color: #f4f4f4 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1595875862909{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

About half of all blood clots occur during or within 3 months of a hospital stay or surgery<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1596031010256{border-right-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 52px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #b11b29 !important;border-right-color: #f4f4f4 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1596030942584{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Many of these blood clots can be safely prevented<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1596031031406{border-left-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 26px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #b11b29 !important;border-left-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1596030917766{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Nearly half of all hospital patients do not receive proper prevention measures<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_fancy_title size=”22″ line_height=”50″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]\n

Know Your Risk: The Link Between Hospitalization and Blood Clots<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1594779925878{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Hospitalization, particularly involving physical trauma, surgery,
\nor prolonged immobility, increases the risk for blood clots.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1595876663776{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1594780315221{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”]\n

Physical Trauma
\n<\/strong>Injury to a vein that may be caused
\nby a broken bone, muscle injury, or
\nother serious injury to the body.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/physical-trauma-icon.png” image_size=”full” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1594780381242{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Surgery<\/strong>
\nMajor surgery, particularly
\nof the pelvis, abdomen, hip,
\nor knee.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/surgery-icon-new.png” image_size=”full” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1594780452741{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Immobility<\/strong>
\nConfined to a bed or wheelchair for
\nlong periods of time due to a
\nhospital stay, injury, or illness.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/immobility-icon-new.png” image_size=”full” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1595877377062{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;}”][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#494949″ size=”36″ font_weight=”bold” margin_top=”18″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]\n

Understanding Blood Clots<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arm-leg-graphic-2.png” image_size=”full” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1596031064113{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

A blood clot in one of the large veins, usually in a person\u2019s leg or arm,
\nis called a deep vein thrombosis<\/strong> or DVT<\/strong>. When a DVT forms, it can partially or
\ncompletely block the flow of blood through the vein.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1596138373795{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #af1e2d !important;}”]\n

If a DVT is not treated,<\/span>
\nit can move or break off<\/span>
\nand travel to the lungs.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1596031080222{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

A blood clot in the lungs is called a pulmonary embolism<\/strong> or PE<\/strong>.
\nThis requires immediate medical attention since it can cause death<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lung-graphic-2.png” image_size=”full” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1595877409919{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.63)” size=”22″ margin_top=”18″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]\n

Going to the Hospital? Get Better. Don\u2019t Get a Blood Clot.
\nHave a Prevention Plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1594781875348{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][mk_custom_list title=”Before You Enter the Hospital” style=”mk-icon-check-circle”]\n