Blood clot survivor wants to inspire teenagers into science
A 23-year-old who nearly died from a blood clot has said she wants to use her experience to inspire young people into science careers.The forensic biology graduate wrote a blog to raise awareness, and said that prompted her to"flip my bad experience and turn it into a positive one".Image captionMiss Needham, who was studying at the University of Worcester at the time, said she had been feeling ill for several days but then went downhill rapidly.
She was rushed to hospital with signs of heart failure, and said she was"given a very risky, life-saving treatment" directly into the main artery of her heart to break up the clot.Following tests in hospital doctors attributed her blood clot to taking the contraceptive pill."Still, to this day, when I tell people they are shocked because of how young I was when it happened," she said.
"Showing them that things can go wrong in their bodies and the signs they should look out for is so important."Symptoms include throbbing or cramping pain, sudden breathlessness or sharp chest pain The NHS advises people to call 999 if the patient is struggling to breathe, if someone has passed out or if they are coughing up bloodTwo years after her blood clot, Miss Needham finished her degree in forensic biology and has since started working as a biological technician.
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