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A Mother’s Efforts in Helping Families Battle against Sepsis

Today, on CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Orlaith Staunton, mother of 12-year-old sepsis victim Rory Staunton, shares her efforts in rallying families to raise sepsis awareness among healthcare workers and the public. Since Rory’s death, Orlaith and her husband have worked tirelessly to educate the public and policy makers about sepsis and how it can be combated.

To learn more about their work, visit www.rorystaunton.com.

Join the conversation on sepsis at: http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/category/sepsis/

The 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 >

September 3, 2015 by CDC's Safe Healthcare BlogLeave a comment

Antimicrobial Resistance, Blood, Sepsis

A 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 >

September 2, 2015 by CDC's Safe Healthcare BlogLeave a comment

Antimicrobial Resistance, Blood, Healthcare-associated infections, Sepsis

A Sepsis Nurse Shares her Personal Experience with Sepsis

Guest Author: Susan A. Irick, MS, RN, ACNP-C Disease Manager for Pneumonia and Sepsis Northeast Georgia Medical Center Sepsis is a term I have heard my entire nursing career. It never had quantifiable significance to me until the past 3 years. Now, sepsis has become an up close and personal demon that I have thankfully Read More >

September 1, 2015 by CDC's Safe Healthcare BlogLeave a comment

Blood, Healthcare-associated infections, Sepsis

Coming Out of “Deafening Silence” to Fight Sepsis Together

Guest Author: Steven Q. Simpson, MD University of Kansas and Sepsis Alliance What severe sepsis needs is the equivalent of an American Heart Association. An organization that exists to teach the general public, as well as physicians, how to save lives. Thanks, in large part, to the heart association, Americans are well versed in the Read More >

September 23, 2014 by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog5 Comments

Healthcare-associated infections, Sepsis

A Family’s Perspective – “The Brutality of Sepsis will Haunt Us for the Rest of Our Lives”

Guest Author: Franchot Karl Sepsis. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. It’s one of the leading causes of death, particularly in hospitals, but most people have never heard of it. My sister and I had barely heard of it, until we lost our beloved mother because of it two years ago. The brutality of sepsis will Read More >

September 16, 2014 by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog10 Comments

Healthcare-associated infections, Sepsis