The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has made provisions to have a twenty-three-year-old man medevaced to the city today where he is expected to undergo treatment for possible deep vein thrombosis. Plans to air-dash the patient to Georgetown yesterday fell through when the pilot of a GDF aircraft declined to transport the man for fear that he may be positive for COVID-19.
When Stabroek News spoke with the Regional Health Officer (RHO) for Region One, Dr Steven Cheefoon, he said that it was related to him by the man’s doctor that the patient may have deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with a septic embolism. Cheefoon explained that a DVT is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body which if dislodged can cause serious problems in the lungs, a condition referred to as a pulmonary embolism. The patient whose name was not disclosed, is believed to be suffering from a deep vein clot in his lower leg.
