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Economy Class Syndrome is the medical term for a blood clot(s) in the major veins carrying blood from the lower (usually) limbs to the heart when one may have to sit in the same position for a long period of time. For instance, sitting on an airplane for a long period of time can cause traveler thrombosis, which occurs when someone sits in the same position for a long period of time without much movement and affects two to three people per 1000 people per year. In advance of National Doctors’ Day in 2022, we’re going to shed some light on Deep Vein thrombosis (also known as Economy Class Syndrome) and discuss its causes, symptoms, and prevention advice. As travel has become more accessible, people are now routinely flying for long hours and traveling great distances to different destinations.
This is due to a number of factors. Economy Class Syndrome develops as a result of the microenvironment that the aircraft creates, which includes immobility, decreased oxygen tension, cramped, uncomfortable seats, and circadian dysrhythmia, or changes in the normal sleep cycle pattern of wakefulness and sleep, brought on by differences in their timezones (jet lag). These are the situations that endanger the health of the passengers.
It produces signs and symptoms that include tiredness, anxiety, nausea, as well as swelling, redness, and discomfort in the muscles surrounding the calf area of the leg.
Pain, swelling, and redness of the afflicted limb are typical symptoms.
Prevention advice
Health experts emphasized that there are very few and very specialized preventative actions for each person, and offered the following suggestions:
1. Choose an appropriate outfit: Go with something you feel at ease wearing.
2. Move about often throughout the trip; avoid being still for longer than six to eight hours at a time.
3. Engage in mild exercise: Take a stroll while stretching your legs out.
4. Drink plenty of water: routinely consume water
