Please click here to watch a video on spotting Sepsis in under 5’s.
We are often asked by parents what they need to look out for that might suggest a child (or adult) is deteriorating and needs to be re-assessed. This link (http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Blood-poisoning/Pages/Introduction.aspx) lists the “red flag” symptoms in Sepsis. Call 999 for Sepsis.
S slurred speech or confusion
E Extreme shivering or muscle pain
P Passing no urine (in a day)
S Severe breathlessness
I It feels like you’re going to die
S Skin mottled or discoloured
You are at greater risk of sepsis if you are:
- Over 75
- Under 1
- Recent minor injury or recent viral illness
- Extreme frailty
- Diabetes
- Chemotherapy
- Anti-rejection treatment post transplant
- Other long-term conditions that lower immunity
- Steroids, sickle cell, RA and splenomegaly
- Post surgery/instrumentation (6weeks)
- Pregnancy, TOP, miscarriage, postpartum
- Indwelling lines eg catheters
