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  DVT Risk Calculator

Are You Fit to Fly?
A self-assessment guide to calculating your own risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis.
Tick all of the boxes that apply, then click on the “Calculate” button for a rough estimate of your risk! (If in doubt about any question, tick the box)

But don’t forget, if you have any specific concerns about your fitness to fly, it’s always safest to check with your own doctor before you go.

Age
GenderFemale or Male
Please enter your weight... Kilos or Stones Pounds
Please enter your height... Metres or Feet Inches

Legs
Previous or current swelling from any cause
Recent minor leg or body injury
Extensive Varicose Veins

Flight
Long Flight – over 4 hours
Overnight Flight
Cramped seating conditions

General Health
Smoker
Recent dehydration – severe vomiting and/or diarrhoea
Heart Disease
Pregnancy (current or within 3 month)
Contraceptive Pill or Hormone Replacement Therapy

Trauma
Recent major leg injury or leg surgery
Other recent period of immobility

Hereditary
Family history of DVT

Medical History
Blood Clotting tendency, inherited or acquired
Recent Major surgery
Recent Stroke
Current Malignant Disease
Current Chemotherapy
Paralysed lower limbs


The above information has been devised and collated by Dr A Murray Wilson.2002 ©

Devised with the assistance of John Smith MP, Chair of the Parliamentary All Party Group on Flight Related Deep Vein Thrombosis.

A service by The Fleet Street Travel Clinic / Travellers Health
 
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