Kyle Busch’s death from pneumonia-related sepsis underscores why early recognition, rapid treatment and public education matter ...

Years ago, I was at a conference and decided to go to a class that was put on by a peer of mine, Mike Grill. He gave a lecture regarding sepsis activation and early recognition. I was blown away! For ...

A survey of emergency medical service providers shows that more than half (59 percent) are not confident of being able to recognize the signs of sepsis in children. The survey, conducted by the Sepsis ...

Only 52 percent of more than 1,300 emergency medical services practitioners surveyed said they are very confident in their ability to recognize the signs and symptoms of sepsis, a recent survey found.

Sepsis Alliance and NAEMT survey finds that increased sepsis education is urgently needed for EMS personnel. Today, Sepsis Alliance and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT ...

Sepsis is a dangerous and fast-moving medical condition that can take a life in a matter of hours. Mary Lynn Bushong was one of its lucky victims. She only lost a leg. “I started out with some kind of ...

Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment. Emergency medical service screening for sepsis speeds administration of ...

Two out of the four internationally-recommended screening tools used by emergency medical services are inadequate for recognizing sepsis, according to new research presented at the European Emergency ...

PATIENTS. SEPSIS IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY CAUSED BY THE BODY’S EXTREME REACTION TO INFECTION. UNLIKE A MORE SIMPLE INFECTION, IS DYSREGULATED AND AS A RESULT, CAN LEAD TO ORGAN DAMAGE. DOCTOR ...

One every 20 seconds: That's how often someone is diagnosed with Sepsis. Close to 300,000 people die every year from the condition but medical experts at Methodist Fremont Health say some of those ...

This is the seventh and last article in a Health Affairs Forefront short series “Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic Delays.” As the introductory article, “Building the Evidence to ...