Do you know the signs and symptoms of sepsis? If you or your loved one has an infection that’s not getting better or is getting worse, ACT FAST and get medical care IMMEDIATELY. http://bit.ly/2DvVTsF. | CDC

Did you know that 245,000 people die from sepsis each year? In Episode 16 of Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron, sepsis survivor Rob Forkan reflects on this staggering figure and compares it to the scale of the Boxing Day tsunami, a disaster that changed his life forever. 🎧 Listen now: https://sepsisvoices.podbean.com/e/men-s-mental-health-month-sepsis-survival-and-strength-with-rob-forkan-and-louis-rickman/ | The UK Sepsis Trust

🦠 SEPSIS OVERVIEW follow @nursewellversed for simplified nursing education Sepsis is the body’s severe, systemic response to an infection. Local infection →spreads to blood→systemic inflammatory response This causes: →WBC’s to enter blood vessels and release infalmmatory markers →Increased permeability from the inflammatory markers causes capillary leak (fluid to leak out of blood vessels And this leads to: 🔴decreased systemic vascular resisteance (SVR) from vasodilation 🔴hypovolemia from cap

[infographic] Latest evidence on #sepsis treatment: http://bmj.co/sepsisSOTA | BMJ