March is DVT Awareness Month. DVT is a condition resulting from a blood clot that commonly forms in the the legs.

It's the condition that killed NBC journalist David Bloom. Deep Vein Thrombosis is a condition that knows no boundaries. People young and old, men and women alike, are at risk, especially if you're off your feet for an extended period of time.

Take a look at some of the risk factors.

If you have congestive heart failure, respiratory failure, cancer, or infection, you're more at risk. Restricted mobility, smoking, obesity, and pregnancy could also up your chances for developing DVT.

To show how easy it is to detect DVT, NEWSChannel 2's Susan Campbell went to the doctor herself. (Click the VIDEO link for more.)

DVT is a condition that often goes un-noticed until it's too late, but a simple ultra-sound could save your live. So here's how it works:

The registered vascular technician, Kathleen Monaghan in this case, starts out by putting that gel on your legs.

"That's just to promote the sound beam through the skin so we get a picture on our screen," she said.

A picture tells the whole story, whether you have any clotting in your legs.

"The technologist will take the transducer, which is what the probe is called, puts it on their skin, and works down the leg compressing the vein so that you can see that there is nothing in there preventing it from flattening out," she said.

It's a painless process that only takes about 30 minutes. Good news for Susan - Her veins are DVT free. But what if the technician does find a DVT?

"You can see there's no color in here at all," referring to Susan's results. "So no blood is moving through there. What's happening is it's having to find another route to get where it has to go, but in the meantime, a piece of this could come off an progress towards the head."

That's when deep vein thrombosis can become deadly. The good news is it's a condition your doctor can easily treat, most likely with prescription blood thinners.

One of the simplest ways to prevent DVT is to get up and move. If you're sitting at a desk at work all day long or if you're on a long flight, make sure you take the time to get up and walk around and get the blood pumping through your legs.

For more information, you can check out:

www.preventdvt.org

www.dvt.net