title: Ask the doctor. My 61-year-old mother plans to take a long plane trip. Her legs usually become swollen when she flies a long distance. Should she wear elastic stockings or take any other precautions so she doesn't develop a blood clot in her legs?
authors: Samuel Z
authors: SZ
authors: Goldhaber
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D004487:Edema / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*