First Responder Sepsis Education Video and Training Module Available

Sepsis Alliance, the nation’s leading sepsis organization, launched Sepsis: First Response, a 15-minute educational video and 60-minute training module that provides Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel with the tools to rapidly identify and begin treating sepsis cases in the field. Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening reaction to an infection that takes more than 270,000 lives a year in the United States.   As many as 87% of sepsis cases originate in the patient’s community. First responders are often the first medical providers to reach these cases. They transport as many as 50% of patients with severe sepsis arriving at the emergency department. “From the CDC perspective, sepsis isn’t just a medical emergency, it’s a public health issue,” said Lauren Epstein, MD, Medical Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who provides expert commentary in the education video. “First responders can have an enormous impact on the care that patients receive.” “We created Sepsis: First Response because when EMS personnel are trained to recognize sepsis and begin treatment in the field, they save lives," said Thomas Heymann, Executive Director of Sepsis Alliance. Pre-hospital care provided by EMS personnel can lead to faster treatment times for sepsis patients in the emergency department. As many as 80% of sepsis deaths could be prevented with rapid diagnosis and treatment. In addition, in one recent study, sepsis patients had a lo...
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