World Sepsis Day

Clinicians with Yorkshire Ambulance Service see an average of around 716 sepsis patients everymonth. 

To mark World Sepsis Day on Tuesday 13 September 2022, we are reminding the public about the condition which kills five people every hour in the UK. 

Sepsis is a time-critical medical emergency, which can occur as part of the body’s response to infection. The resulting inflammatory response adversely affects tissues and organs. Unless treated quickly, sepsis can progress to severe sepsis, multi-organ failure and ultimately death. Septic shock has a 50% mortality rate. It is estimated that 35,000 people die from sepsis in England each year.

Sepsis is almost unique among acute conditions in that it affects all age groups and can present in any clinical area. Over 70% of cases arise in the community and ambulance clinicians are often the first point of contact for these patients.

Sepsis can be easily treated through early recognition, timely intervention and basic therapies.

More information can be found at https://sepsistrust.org/