The burden imposed by sepsis in Switzerland contrasts with the lack in public awareness, insufficient institutional efforts to reduce sepsis, as well as absence of national coordination and monitoring to reduce the impact of sepsis. Sepsis has often been called a disease of systematic failure to learn. Root-cause-analyses of patients who die of sepsis commonly […]
Sepsis Associated with 1 in 5 Deaths Worldwide, Double Prior Estimates – Children and Poor Regions Hit Hardest Twice as many people are dying from sepsis worldwide than previously estimated, according to a groundbreaking study by an international team of scientists published in The Lancet today. Among them are a disproportionately high number of children […]
Sepsis Australia continues to make significant contributions to the global momentum on sepsis through its management and coordination of the Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance (APSA) and membership of the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) Executive Board, a WHO advisor on sepsis. The 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis is the first multi-year strategic vision aimed at alleviating […]
September Awareness Month September is sepsis awareness month! get involved. Every September, Sepsis Awareness Month unites people around the country and the world to shine a light on this life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis affects over 55,000 Australians each year and claims more than 8,700 lives. Sepsis changes lives but with greater awareness, faster recognition, timely…
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that demands rapid recognition and intervention to prevent organ failure and death. Yet, the impact of sepsis often extends far beyond the initial illness and influences the patient and their family. On World Sepsis Day we can take the time to reflect on the importance of prompt recognition, evidenced based […]
Created by the Maddy Jones Foundation for Sepsis Prevention. To download visit the App Store and search for “Could this be Sepsis“ or follow the link below: Could this be sepsis app for your phone NB. Soon to be released for Android devices
My beautiful husband, Andrew was 58. We had been together for almost 39 years and married for 37. We have 3 wonderful children and 3 gorgeous grand babies who loved him “to the moon and back” as our eldest grand baby Tom says. Our lives began to change in March 2023 when Andrew began getting […]
Four years ago, Mick O’Dowd thought he would never be able to do much again. In the aftermath of a devastating illness (sepsis) he could only hope to have the kind of freedom most people take for granted. It was 2018 and the whole family was there for a hectic, noisy, happy Christmas Day. While […]
In 2008, at the age of 20, my life changed forever. What started as a complication from a surgery turned into a battle for survival—one that I was not prepared for but somehow endured. The first signs of trouble were subtle at first. I felt unwell, feverish, weak and in and out of consciousness. Within […]
