Stop the Clot Campaign

What is the Stop the Clot Campaign?

Stop the Clot is an educational public awareness campaign to highlight the risks of developing a blood clot whilst in hospital and how simple it is to prevent this.

Did you know that...?

• Up to 32,000 people die in the UK each year because of preventable hospital acquired blood clots
• Hospital acquired blood clots are the biggest single cause of preventable death in UK hospitals; more than the total combined deaths per year from breast cancer, AIDS and road traffic accidents and more than 25 times the number who die from MRSA
• Hospital acquired blood clots can be prevented by a simple and painless risk assessment as recommended by the government
• Always remember to ask your ward doctor or nurse for a blood clot risk assessment for you or a loved one.
• The Stop the Clot campaign is an educational public health awareness campaign developed through the partnership of the charity AntiCoagulation Europe (ACE) and sanofi-aventis

What can you do to help prevent a blood clot?

Go to our web site www.stoptheclot.com orwww.stoptheclot.co.uk

There you can find out lots more information and download, or ask for a hard copy, of an educational booklet.

You can also make a pledge to tell at least one other person about the risk of blood clots HERE.

By doing this you may be helping to save lives.

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