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Old 08-17-2005, 08:01 AM  
StatsJunky
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Originally Posted by tony404
The way that happens from sitting in one stop too long , the blood pools in your legs and starts to clot . The clot travels to your brain or lungs and say goodbye. That why if your going on really long flight they say take a aspirin.
Yep. It's called DVT. http://www.dvt.net/home.do?id=0

Im sure alot of these deaths were from unhealthy people to begin with. Throw in not eating properly and drinking enough fluids and it's a recipe for disaster.
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