Who Is At Risk?

Frequent flyers and other long distance travellers
• Women taking contraceptive pills
• People over 40
• People who have recently had surgery or an injury (especially lower limbs)
• People over 6 feet or under 5 feet in height
• Smokers
• People with cancer, chronic heart diseases, diabetes or obesity
• People with a genetic predisposition such as Leiden Factor 5
• Family history of DVT, especially under 35
• Chronic Venous Insufficiency
• History of malignancy