Researchers in Scotland have discovered how cheap inflatable leg wraps may help save lives of stroke patients

A trial with 2,876 patients showed there were fewer clots with the wraps.
The Stroke Association said the results were "extremely encouraging" and had the potential to save thousands of lives.
A clot in the leg, a deep vein thrombosis, is normally associated with long flights, but is a problem for hospital patients unable to move.
Around 60,000 people a year in the UK are immobile when admitted to hospital after a stroke.
Doctors at Western General Hospital and the University of Edinburgh said compression socks did not improve survival and clot-busting drugs led to other problems, including bleeding on the brain.
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They were worn for a month or until the patient recovered and was able to move again.
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Source-ANI