Know your Risk Factors<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”shadow_line” divider_width=”one_half” margin_bottom=”40″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1450206006738{margin-right: 30px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #af1e2d !important;}”][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#ffffff” size=”26″ font_weight=”bold” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”capitalize” margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”none” align=”center” animation=”top-to-bottom”]Am I at risk for a blood clot?[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h4″ color=”#ffffff” size=”18″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”inhert” margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]\n
Blood Clot Risk Factors<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_custom_list style=”e1a5″ icon_color=”#ffffff” animation=”right-to-left”]\n
Hospitalization, particularly involving trauma, surgery, or immobility due to serious illness or injury, is a major risk factor for blood clots.<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text align=”center” margin_bottom=”5″]\n
Click on the image below to learn how hospitalization puts you at greater risk for a blood clot.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/hospital-icon-lg.png” image_width=”125″ image_height=”125″ link=”spreadtheword\/hospitalization” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″ animation=”top-to-bottom” crop=”true”][mk_fancy_title color=”#af1e2d” font_weight=”bold” font_style=”normal” font_family=”none” align=”center” animation=”left-to-right”]\n
Other risk factors include:<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text align=”center” animation=”left-to-right”]\n
\u2022 Pregnancy \u2022 Cancer and its treatment \u2022 Personal or family\u00a0history\u00a0of blood clots \u2022 Birth control or hormone therapy with estrogen \u2022 Smoking \u2022 Overweight \u2022 Age 55 or older \u2022 Long-term diseases such as heart and lung conditions, or diabetes<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#b11b29″ size=”16″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”inhert” txt_transform=”none” margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]\n
The first and most important thing you can do to protect yourself from a life-threatening blood clot is to learn if you are at risk.<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text align=”center” margin_bottom=”15″]\n
Click on the icon below to download and print the risk factors checklist at left, and then discuss your potential risk factors with your doctor or healthcare provider.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_moving_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hospitalization-surgery-1.jpg” align=”center” title=”Download The Risk Checklist” link=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/checklist-blood-clot-risk-factors\/” animation=”flip-y”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=”#ffffff” attachment=”fixed” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” speed_factor=”0.2″ video_opacity=”0.1″ top_shadow=”true” min_height=”0″ padding_top=”80″ padding_bottom=”80″ section_id=”signs” sidebar=”sidebar-1″ first_page=”false” last_page=”false”][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#af1e2d” size=”38″ font_weight=”300″ txt_transform=”capitalize” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_bottom=”25″ font_family=”none” align=”center” animation=”top-to-bottom” el_class=”mk-letter-spacing”]Tell your doctor if you experience any of the signs or symptoms of a blood clot.[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″]\n[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text align=”center” animation=”bottom-to-top”]\n
There are several important signs and symptoms of blood clots. If you can recognize these signs and symptoms, you can save your life or the life of a friend or family member.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″]\n[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#af1e2d” size=”28″ font_weight=”300″ font_style=”normal” margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”none” align=”center” animation=”top-to-bottom”]\n
If you experience any of the following signs or symptoms…<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][mk_custom_box animation=”flip-x” bg_color=”#f6f6f6″ bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”repeat” bg_stretch=”false”][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/leg-arm-icon.png” align=”center” animation=”scale-up” crop=”false”][mk_fancy_title color=”#af1e2d” size=”18″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]SYMPTOMS OF A BLOOD CLOT IN THE ARM OR LEG MAY INCLUDE<\/strong>:[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” align=”center” animation=”scale-up”]– Swelling –<\/em> If you have these signs or symptoms, alert your doctor as soon as possible.<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][\/mk_custom_box][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][mk_custom_box animation=”flip-x” bg_color=”#f6f6f6″ bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”repeat” 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height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=”#f7f7f7″ attachment=”fixed” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” speed_factor=”0.2″ video_opacity=”0.1″ top_shadow=”true” min_height=”0″ padding_top=”80″ padding_bottom=”80″ section_id=”prevention” sidebar=”sidebar-1″ first_page=”false” last_page=”false”][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#af1e2d” size=”38″ font_weight=”300″ font_style=”inhert” txt_transform=”capitalize” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_bottom=”25″ font_family=”none” align=”center” animation=”top-to-bottom” el_class=”mk-letter-spacing”]\n Blood Clots can be prevented<\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#393836″ size=”21″ font_weight=”bold” font_style=”inhert” txt_transform=”capitalize” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_bottom=”25″ font_family=”none” align=”center” animation=”top-to-bottom” el_class=”mk-letter-spacing”]\n The Best Ways to Prevent Blood Clots 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\n– Pain or tenderness not caused by injury –<\/em>
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