Fainting spells for elderly linked to blood clots

Newspaper Metro

Falls are one of the greatest risk factors for injury among the aging population. When falls are attributed to fainting spells, people may be very eager to get to the source of the fall.

Doctors have found that blood clots may attribute to fainting in the elderly.

Information published in the journal Clinical Geriatric Medicine found that the elderly are at a higher risk of blood clot…