According to Guangdong TV, a 30-year-old woman fainted at the airport after landing in Guangzhou after an 11-hour flight. She was sent to the hospital but died of pulmonary embolism.

The incident happened on July 3, when Ms. Li (pseudonym) flew from New Zealand to Guangzhou. Unexpectedly, less than 10 minutes after she got off the plane, she fainted in the airport. After being given first aid by the airport doctor, she was rushed to a nearby hospital.

According to Director Peng of the ICU of Guangzhou First Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the patient had been on a flight for about 11 hours. When she was taken to the hospital, she had ventricular fibrillation and then her heart stopped beating. After rescue, she was declared dead. After understanding the course of the disease and her medical history, the doctor speculated that the pulmonary embolism was related to her sitting for too long during the flight. In this regard, the doctor especially reminded, “Don’t think that pulmonary embolism is far away from us. Sitting for a long time and not moving for a long time are high-risk factors.”

In addition, people whose bodies are in a hypercoagulable state, such as obese people, pregnant women, people taking oral contraceptives, and cancer patients, should also pay special attention.

It is reported that “deep vein thrombosis” and “pulmonary embolism” often occur in people whose bodies remain still for too long and whose blood stagnates and slows down, especially in passengers on long-distance flights. In addition, maintaining the same sitting or lying posture for a long time at home, not stretching the calves and lower limbs, or lack of water to the point of thickening the blood may increase the risk of blood clots in the deep veins.