Nova Scotia Health Authority. Performance Excellence.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1542
- Available Online
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This pamphlet will explain what blood clots are and why they happen. It also explains what your health care team will do to help prevent a blood clot from happening to you, as well as how you can tell if you might have a blood clot. Finally, it will go over what you can do to help prevent yourself from getting a blood clot. The French version of this pamphlet 1545, "Prévenir la formation de caillots de sang lors d’une hospitalisation", is also available.