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Old 23rd September 2003 | 16:17
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gingernut
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Its windyout--have you considered performing "calf pump" exercises to encourage movement of the blood in the deep veins. Pretend you have a pencil between 1st and 2nd toe, and draw circles. (Operational duties allowing!). Simillar effect gained by policemen in old films bending at the knees after standing on guard duty for several hours-"evening all !"

QDM-in the absence of other risk factors, do the benefits of administering low dose aspirin outweigh the risk ? (The guidelines I've seen all look a bit "wishy washy")
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