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The Cost of Sepsis
Guest Author: Jim O’Brien Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital I am biased about sepsis, but I will try to put that aside and present an argument for why people who have day jobs like me – hospital administrators – should focus on improving sepsis care today. I am Read More >
Posted on by CDC's Safe Healthcare BlogLeave a commentDriving Community and Healthcare Clinician Awareness of Sepsis
Guest Author: Laura Messineo, RN, MHA 2014 Sepsis Hero Sepsis Alliance Board Member Sepsis is a medical emergency. Personally, I have seen the devastation patients and families have endured as a result of sepsis. It doesn’t have to be this way. Early identification and treatment of sepsis is critical to minimize adverse events for this Read More >
Posted on by CDC's Safe Healthcare BlogLeave a commentThe Need for EMS to be on the Lookout for Pediatric Sepsis
Guest Author: Rommie L. Duckworth, LP Founder, Director New England Center for Rescue & Emergency Medicine, LLC Anya Coronel was born on April 18, 2009. A beautiful baby girl, Anya was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that, while corrected by surgery, would leave her prone to infections as well as a condition known Read More >
Posted on by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog1 CommentThe Power of Families in the Battle against Sepsis
Guest Author: Orlaith Staunton Do you know that it is possible to prevent sepsis by the simple act of providing antibiotics and fluids when it is suspected? We didn’t know this when our beautiful son Rory Staunton died at just 12 years of age when emergency room physicians and his pediatrician failed to recognize the Read More >
Posted on by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog1 CommentA Healthcare Risk Manager Shares Her Advice after Personally Surviving Sepsis
Guest Author: Pamela L. Popp MA JD DFASHRM CPHRM AIM DSA Executive Vice President/Chief Risk Officer Western Litigation In January of 2008, I joined the ranks of sepsis survivors. I too was placed on a ventilator, given months of antibiotic and antifungal treatments, suffered from memory loss and was financially devastated by the medical bills. Read More >
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