Sepsis is a common, life threatening presentations to the ED.

 

It, of course, has multiple different causes, from common ones like pneumonia and urinary infections to less common infections like cholangitis or meningococcal sepsis.

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The important point is recognition of sepsis as a syndrome and implementing a small number of interventions rapidly that have been shown to improve outcomes.

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Sepsis is an ED disease and it is our responsibility to identify it and commence treatment.

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Watch the SEMEP video and answer the questions below.