Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening inflammatory response to an infection that can damage its own tissues and organs. Sepsis is a time-critical emergency that can lead to shock and potentially death if not recognised early and not treated promptly.
On the 12th of August, 2024, I had the birth all women could dream of. It was unmedicated — three and a half hours of labour and half an hour of pushing — and our baby girl entered the world. During pregnancy I only had one dream/nightmare. It was that once I delivered, my placenta […]
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Quality improvement sepsis programs and resources Explore local, national and global programs and resources aimed at reducing the burden of sepsis. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (‘the Commission’) In 2019, following lobbying by The George Institute's Sepsis Australia Program a one off funding allocation was provided by the Australian Government Department…
This story was written by Joel Davidson, Ollie’s Father. On the 22nd day of April 2024, we sent our three sons, Kai (7), Ollie (5), and Harry (3), off to school and daycare like every normal day. The kids had a standard day; however, at around 5 p.m., Ollie developed a mild temp and complained […]
Sepsis should be treated in-hospital as a medical emergency; severe sepsis will be treated in an intensive care unit.
My experience with sepsis involves infertility and IVF. For anyone reading this who may be experiencing either of those, please understand that this story might be triggering but it does end well. For context, during this period of my life I had a three-year-old daughter, a husband and was generally healthy. Between March 2022 and […]
Sepsis is something I knew nothing about – like so many others. My first encounter with Sepsis occurred when my daughter, Lola, was born. My wifes pregnancy with Lola was the most “normal” of all our 3 kids. However, when she was born she quickly stopped breathing. She was grey, silent and lifeless. I remember […]
Just released – See: SCC COVID-19 Guidelines The SSC COVID-19 subcommittee panel (36 experts from 12 countries) issued 53 statements based on the available evidence, four of which are best practices based on high-quality evidence: Healthcare workers performing aerosol-generating procedures (e.g. intubation, bronchoscopy, open suctioning, etc.) on patients with COVID-19 should wear fitted respirator masks, such […]
