http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031006-113325-5591rWhy wouldn't we expect DVT to badly affect the troops? If civilians get it by intercontinental travel on commercial airliners, surely we would expect it to occur on C5As, C17s etc.
Unexplained blood clots are among the reasons a number of U.S. soldiers in Operation Iraqi Freedom have died from sudden illnesses, an investigation by United Press International has found. In addition to NBC News Correspondent David Bloom, who died in April of a blood clot in his lung after collapsing south of Baghdad, the Pentagon has told families that blood clots caused two soldiers to collapse and die. At least eight other soldiers have also collapsed and died from what the military has described as non-combat-related causes.
Still a concern for the families...
Cheers Russell C.
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