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To: horsegirl48 who wrote (9321)	10/23/2000 11:19:16 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

My oldest daughter had it a few years ago....... Venkie was complaining of a wind pipe prob..... T Woman Dies of 'Economy Class Syndrome'? LONDON (Reuters) - A bride-to-be collapsed and died from a condition known as "economy class syndrome" just minutes after getting off a flight from Australia to London, British newspapers reported Monday. Emma Christofferson, 28, developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot associated with long distance flights, while traveling home to London from the Olympic Games on a Qantas flight via Singapore. The Marks & Spencer sales assistant complained of feeling unwell on the last part of the 12,000-mile (19,310 km) trip and collapsed in the arrival hall at Heathrow airport. She died 10 days ago, before reaching a hospital. The condition is frequently caused by long periods spent in cramped conditions. Tightly packed seating -- such as that found in the economy class section of airliners -- can restrict movement and trigger the blood clot illness. A post mortem confirmed the cause of death as DVT, in which a blood clot in the leg works its way into the heart or lungs. Sudden death is a likely outcome. A spokeswoman for Qantas was quoted as saying: "The safety of our passengers is always of paramount importance and we refer to the possible effects of flying in our in-flight magazine." It advises passengers to move their legs and feet for three or four minutes per hour to improve circulation.