In December 2022, toddler Ryan Lines from Broken Hill fell critically ill with sepsis following a Strep A infection. Within days, he was in cardiac arrest and urgently flown to Adelaide for life-saving treatment. Ryan survived—but the impact was profound. He underwent multiple surgeries, including the amputation of both lower legs and several fingers. His […]
In July 2023, I gave birth to our beautiful second daughter, Avalie. It was a challenging C-section, but we were both discharged home on day two. Avalie was feeding well and seemed healthy.The next day, everything felt normal as we adjusted to life with two little ones. But that night, my mum intuition felt off. […]
On 18 May, Chris and a small team of friends are heading to the NT to trek the entire length of the Larapinta Trail, a remarkable 223km desert challenge to raise funds and awareness for the prevention of Sepsis in Australia. Chris, as someone who has been touched by Sepsis, your contributions will make a […]
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My sepsis journey was the culmination of COVID isolation, missed opportunities, and a lack of awareness of early infection symptoms. As I write this in 2025, I reflect on my experience as one of survival—and a lifelong lesson in gratitude. My story begins on New Year’s Eve, 2022. A small group of close friends and […]
The nation’s latest major report on antimicrobial use and resistances has revealed that Australia is heading in the right direction – but there’s still a lot of work to do. AURA 2023: Fifth Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health was released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health […]
Last week a report from the from the UK National Health Service (NHS) ombudsman warned that sepsis is still killing too many patients. The report details avoidable mistakes and makes recommendations to improve patient safety. Read the full article from the Guardian. Sepsis Australia Program Head, Associate Professor Naomi Hammond commented: “The parliamentary and health […]
Venkatesh, Balasubramanian et al. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, Volume 18 Sepsis bundles, promulgated by Surviving Sepsis Campaign have not been widely adopted because of variability in sepsis identification strategies, implementation challenges, concerns about excess antimicrobial use, and limited evidence of benefit. This research found that implementing 1-hour and 3-hour sepsis bundles for […]
Sepsis is a time-critical complex condition that requires evidence-based care delivered by appropriate levels of well trained, qualified and experienced staff supported by proactive organisational and quality processes, sophisticated technologies and reliable infrastructure. In 2017, the estimated sepsis incidence in the Asia Pacific region ranged from 120 to 200 per 100,000 population in Australia to […]
