Eight Hour Coding Session Causes DVT

NickFitz writes "The BBC reports that a UK programmer collapsed with Deep Vein Thrombosis after an eight hour programming session. The potentially life-threatening condition is more commonly seen in air passengers on long haul flights, but this should serve as a warning to many Slashdot readers (including me) that screen breaks aren't just for resting the eyes."

Comments

Re:"exercise break"

[Tx]

You jest, but considering masturbation reduces the risk of cancer, combined with any possible effect it may have on the risk of DVT, maybe there is a case for having a compulsory monkey spanking session at least once a day at work, for health reasons. I wonder if the boss will buy that?

A place for more info

[GroovyTrucker]

Go to http://www.preventdvt.org/

Speaking out of experience...Long haul driver...Undiagnosed DVT that moved to my lung...Called a Pulmonary Embolism (PE).

5 days in hospital on Heparin with little or no movement allowed, because the clot could move to your heart (heart attack) or brain (stroke/aneurysm); one year on Coumadin (warfarin, btw is also a rat poison) with twice-weekly to monthly prothrombin checks to guarantee no wild swings (too much clotting vs hemophiliac-like bleeding); and, up until recently, aspirin regimen to decrease normal clotting once I was taken off the Coumadin.

I say up until recently because now, after being off Coumadin for 2-1/2 years I now have venous stasis in my other leg - I knew the symptoms of pre-DVT. Now currently taking Plavix and am getting compression stockings. I seem to be too good at sitting at my job!

Important to know: Once you get it once you are at a very high risk for getting it again!