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World Sepsis Day: Do you know what you need to do to screen and treat Sepsis?

September 13, 2021

Today is World Sepsis Day, it’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against sepsis. Sepsis accounts for at least 11 million deaths worldwide annually. Yet, depending on country and education, sepsis is known only to 7 – 50% of the people.

Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It is the second most common cause of death in UK, second only to cardiovascular disease and it sadly remains one of the common causes of death here in at SWB. Sepsis kills 44,000 people in the UK every year but is treatable if caught early enough.

Across the Trust, we’ll be marking World Sepsis Day today by holding awareness raising sessions, pop by one of the stall today between 10am and 2pm to find out more about what you can do you screen and treat patients suffering from Sepsis.

Test your Sepsis knowledge by completing our Sepsis quiz: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SEPSISsept

Colleagues who are unsure of the sepsis screening processes are encouraged to speak to their ward matrons or contact the deteriorating patients and resus team on ext. 5908.

Learn more about sepsis