This month is Sepsis Awareness Month. This is something that my sister and I feel passionate about doing our very best to try and help spread awareness of this condition. It is a serious life-threatening condition…..
Please see Sepsis Awareness Month: September 2023 which covers:
- Introduction to the topic
- Sepsis Awareness Month 2023
- Symptoms and signs of Sepsis
- Our final thoughts
- Our YouTube Video
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1. Introduction to the topic
This month is Sepsis Awareness Month. This is something that my sister and I feel passionate about doing our very best to try and help spread awareness of this condition. It is a serious life-threatening condition.
My sister and I first learnt about this condition after our Dad passed away. Unfortunately, it was only after that we learnt our Dad had this whilst he was an inpatient in the hospital. Because we didn’t know until after the fact, it was even more of a shock for us to process and try to come to terms with.
Our Dad was such a strong man and endured so many health battles in his seven months in the hospital, so for us to learn this was one more thing he went through wasn’t nice.
We share experiences on our blog because we are aware that it isn’t only us who go through the things we do. Other people might have experienced something similar, or know someone who is going through, or been through something similar.
Since we have been doing topics on this, people have shared their stories with us, which we shared on our blog. Because of this, we were honoured to shade the following topics:
- Sepsis
- Sepsis Awareness
- Guest blog topic: Rachel and Dave telling their Sepsis story: Scoot for Sepsis Campaign
- Sepsis Awareness Month September 2022
Since we started talking about Sepsis Awareness. I myself (Tara) have experienced this condition. I was only in the early stages of it, but I became very ill very fast. Thankfully for me, it was detected and treated very early. Unfortunately however once I healed from the Sepsis, the toxins that it leaked into my system caused the skin on my hands and feet to peel off. I have a topic on this experience and what I went through.
Because of these reasons we will always try and continue to spread awareness on this.
Please see Sepsis Awareness Month: September 2023:
2. Sepsis Awareness Month 2023
2.1 September Awareness Month 2023
“September is a huge month for raising awareness of sepsis as we strive to help prevent some of the 50,000 sepsis deaths that occur every year in the UK. We need”…
“What is sepsis? Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage your body’s own tissues and organs. You cannot catch sepsis from another person. Sepsis is sometimes called septicaemia or blood poisoning”.
2.3 Why do we need sepsis awareness?
“At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection, and without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death”. (11 Sept 2020).
2.4 What is the difference between sepsis and septicemia?
“Septicaemia is when bacteria enter the bloodstream, and cause blood poisoning which triggers sepsis. Sepsis is an overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death”.
2.5 What month is sepsis Awareness Month?
“September is Sepsis Awareness Month! Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening reaction to infection and is the leading cause of hospital death in America. Based on research data, the Sepsis Alliance estimates that as many as 80% of sepsis deaths could be prevented with rapid evaluation and treatment”.
2.6 Why is September sepsis Awareness Month?
“In 2011, Sepsis Alliance designated September as Sepsis Awareness Month. Every September since, we’ve invited individuals, healthcare professionals in every area of medicine, and organizations big and small to help save lives by raising awareness of the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals – sepsis”.
2.7 Who is most likely to get sepsis?
“Anyone can develop sepsis. The people at highest risk are infants, children, older adults, and people who have underlying medical problems such as diabetes, AIDS, cancer, or liver disease; have concurrent injuries or surgeries; or are taking certain medications”. (10 Sept 2021).
2.8 Is sepsis one of the biggest killers in the UK?
“Sepsis is a leading cause of death in the UK, claiming more lives than lung cancer, bowel cancer, and breast cancer combined. The UK Sepsis Trust reports that around 48,000 deaths are attributed to sepsis annually in the UK”. (27 Jun 2023).
2.9 Why is sepsis on the rise UK?
“Ron Daniels, chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, said increasing antibiotic resistance in the population and growing awareness of sepsis were factors in the figures. “A decade or two ago, infections such as urinary tract infections would be controlled by simple antibiotics”. (22 Jul 2019)
2.10 Sepsis Awareness Month 2023
“September is a huge month for raising awareness of sepsis as we strive to help prevent some of the 50,000 sepsis deaths that occur every year in the UK. We need”…
3. symptoms and signs of Sepsis
3.1 The UK Sepsis Trust Homepage |What is Sepsis? |Sepsis symptoms
“We raise public awareness, educate health professionals and support those affected by sepsis. Find out more. Latest news. Read”. June …
3.2 What are the red flags for Sepsis NHS?
Immediate action required: Phone 999 immediately or go to A&E if:
“Loss of consciousness”.
“Severe breathlessness”.
“A high temperature (fever) or low body temperature”.
“A change in mental state – like confusion or disorientation”.
“Slurred speech”.
“Cold, clammy and pale or mottled skin”.
“A fast heartbeat”.
“Fast breathing”.
3.3 What are three red flags for sepsis?
The red flag symptoms of sepsis are:
“New onset of confusion or altered mental state”.
“High temperature”.
“Fast heartrate”.
“Fast and shallow breathing”.
3.3 What are three red flags for sepsis?
The red flag symptoms of sepsis are:
“New onset of confusion or altered mental state”.
“High temperature”.
“Fast heartrate”.
“Fast and shallow breathing”.
3.4 What is the main cause of Sepsis
“Bacterial infections cause most cases of sepsis. Sepsis can also be a result of other infections, including viral infections, such as COVID-19 or influenza, or fungal infections”. (24 Aug 2023).
3.5 Does Sepsis come on suddenly?
“The condition can arise suddenly and progress quickly, and it’s often hard to recognize. Sepsis was once commonly known as “blood poisoning.” It was almost always deadly. Today, even with early treatment, sepsis kills about 1 in 5 affected people”.
3.6 How rare is sepsis in the UK?
“Every 3 seconds, someone in the world dies of sepsis”.
“In the UK alone, 245,000 people are affected by sepsis with at least 48,000 people losing their lives in sepsis-related illnesses every year. This is more than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. Globally, sepsis claims 11 million lives a year”.
4. Our Final Thoughts
in life we.go through many things. Quite alot of the time these things could be unforseen. An example of this being the worldwide pandemic that was unimaginable.
For my sister and I, the journey we’ve been on for the past seven years was something we never saw coming, nor were we prepared for. As I’ve just counted the years, I can’t quite believe it’s been that many years. Its zoomed on by.
Another unforseen thing is this blog. We have been going for four years now. Throughout, we try our best to remain positive in some sort of way. This is why we are happy we have this blog. A platform for sharing experiences.
For myself, through my journey of the early stages of Sepsis I am now on a new journey and venture with my business selling natural body butters, and lip balm. The reason why I’ve mentioned this is because it is called Dacosta-Joy Naturals. Dacosta was my Dad’s middle name, Joy is my Mum’s middle name. The logo is a nasturtium flower. When our Dad passed away it would grow in a row of three and I would say it represented me, my mum and my sister. Nasturtium is also the flower used for our blog logo. I hope my Dad would be happy and proud with what I am doing. Everything we do is in his honour.
We hope this topic might be of use to those who read it.
5. Our YouTube Video
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