Dena Collins, 28, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich, south-east London, on 12 January 2023 after being sent home ...
While blood clots serve an essential purpose in healing injuries, they can transform into life-threatening conditions when they form inappropriately. Medical ...
Three days earlier Ms Collins from nearby Eltham, had visited her local GP, complaining of a pain in her left leg ... blood clot was noted at triage and positive results from a D-dimer - a test ...
On January 11, Ms Collins visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital complaining of four days of leg pain ... of a blood clot being noted at triage and positive results from a D-dimer, a test used ...
A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help emergency responders quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by ...
Despite the possibility of a blood clot being noted at triage, and a positive D-dimer test, which is used to identify ... commonly in the leg - led to Ms Collins' fatal heart attack.
On January 11, Ms Collins visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital complaining of four days of leg pain ... of a blood clot being noted at triage and positive results from a D-dimer, a test used ...