Patient-centered education about blood clot prevention, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment
Blood clots claim over 100,000 lives annually in the United States. Many at-risk patients often do not understand or are even aware of blood clot symptoms or their risks for developing blood clots. ACP has developed patient-centered education resources about Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) blood clots, including:
A free web-based tool for assessing personal blood clot risks:
Patients can:
- Take this quick and easy quiz at home or with their doctor
- Answer simple questions to learn about risk factors and ways to reduce them
- Print out a final summary of their risk for blood clots to use for patient-doctor discussion
What You Should Know About Blood Clots guidebook, featuring topics such as:
- Blood Clot Risk Factors: What factors increase risk for blood clots
- Blood Clot Symptoms: Swelling, pain, redness, trouble breathing, chest pain and rapid heart beat
- Blood Clot Prevention: Quitting smoking, staying hydrated, and regular movement/exercise
- Blood Clot Treatment: Blood thinners, surgery, and other procedures
Patient FACTS information sheets about DVT and PE blood clots
- Simple, streamlined, patient-tested and easy-to-read 8 ½ x 11 tear-off sheets
- Written at or below a 6th-grade reading level
- Include information about DVT and PE blood clots including: symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options
- Offer relevant questions that patients can ask to help facilitate communication with their doctor
Office Poster
- 16”x20” brightly colored poster that encourages patients to “Go With the Flow” and know their risks for blood clots
- Instructs patients to speak to their doctor and to visit ACP’s free web-based tool to assess personal risk
ACP’s blood clot materials are available FREE of charge in both English and Spanish.