How Does Home Care Assistance Protect Blood Clots
Home Care Assistance and Blood Clots
The body is designed to protect itself. One of the keys to this protection is the blood's ability to clot. Every time a person is cut, scratched, or needs to heal from a wound, they should rejoice that their blood has the ability to clot and stop the bleeding. Sometimes, a blood vessel inside the body will be injured and the blood will clot inside the body. Other times, blood will pool in a vein due to improper blood circulation, and the stagnant blood will clot. Cracks in cholesterol plaques on the artery walls can also trigger clotting in the blood.
Several problems can occur when blood clots form inside the body. First, the blood clot blocks the vein or artery, thus narrowing the passage and making it harder for blood to …show more content…
pass. This increases blood pressure. Second, the increase in pressure makes it more likely that the blood clot will break free. A blood clot, or thrombosis, that breaks free, will travel through the circulatory system until it reaches a vein or artery that is narrow enough to stop its flow. This often results in the stoppage of blood flow through that smaller vessel. If this happens in the lungs, it is called a pulmonary embolism. If it happens in the brain, it is called a stroke.
Sadly, thrombosis is from uncommon with millions of blood clots occurring in America every year. The Centers for Disease Control reports that each year blood clots lead to more deaths than breast cancer, AIDS and traffic accidents combined.
Seniors who are sedentary, bedridden, or recently had surgery are at high risk of blood clots.
Home care assistance can help reduce your senior loved one's risk of them. By keeping the arms and legs active and reducing the risk of senior injury, such as falls, thrombosis and thrombosis risk can be dramatically reduced. Home care assistance can also help with the use of pressure stockings, medication management (your loved one may be placed on blood thinners), and observation for signs of blood clots.
Seniors who experience unexplained redness, tenderness, and pain – especially in the legs – should seek medical attention for an ultrasound or an x-ray with an injected dye. With something like a blood clot, it is always better to error on the side of safety.
In short, blood clots are very serious. The best way to reduce the risk of thrombosis is frequent exercise, maintaining a low blood pressure, smoking cessation, and taking any medication prescribed for blood pressure or blood thinning. Since not all seniors can perform these tasks or take care of their own medication management, home care assistance plays an important part in keeping your loved one safe, healthy, independent, and blood clot
free.
The body is designed to protect itself. One of the keys to this protection is the blood's ability to clot. Every time a person is cut, scratched, or needs to heal from a wound, they should rejoice that their blood has the ability to clot and stop the bleeding. Sometimes, a blood vessel inside the body will be injured and the blood will clot inside the body. Other times, blood will pool in a vein due to improper blood circulation, and the stagnant blood will clot. Cracks in cholesterol plaques on the artery walls can also trigger clotting in the blood.
Several problems can occur when blood clots form inside the body. First, the blood clot blocks the vein or artery, thus narrowing the passage and making it harder for blood to …show more content…
pass. This increases blood pressure. Second, the increase in pressure makes it more likely that the blood clot will break free. A blood clot, or thrombosis, that breaks free, will travel through the circulatory system until it reaches a vein or artery that is narrow enough to stop its flow. This often results in the stoppage of blood flow through that smaller vessel. If this happens in the lungs, it is called a pulmonary embolism. If it happens in the brain, it is called a stroke.
Sadly, thrombosis is from uncommon with millions of blood clots occurring in America every year. The Centers for Disease Control reports that each year blood clots lead to more deaths than breast cancer, AIDS and traffic accidents combined.
Seniors who are sedentary, bedridden, or recently had surgery are at high risk of blood clots.
Home care assistance can help reduce your senior loved one's risk of them. By keeping the arms and legs active and reducing the risk of senior injury, such as falls, thrombosis and thrombosis risk can be dramatically reduced. Home care assistance can also help with the use of pressure stockings, medication management (your loved one may be placed on blood thinners), and observation for signs of blood clots.
Seniors who experience unexplained redness, tenderness, and pain – especially in the legs – should seek medical attention for an ultrasound or an x-ray with an injected dye. With something like a blood clot, it is always better to error on the side of safety.
In short, blood clots are very serious. The best way to reduce the risk of thrombosis is frequent exercise, maintaining a low blood pressure, smoking cessation, and taking any medication prescribed for blood pressure or blood thinning. Since not all seniors can perform these tasks or take care of their own medication management, home care assistance plays an important part in keeping your loved one safe, healthy, independent, and blood clot
free.