Every year World Sepsis Day highlights the global nature and the global problem of sepsis.
World Sepsis Day is being held on 13th September this year, although events will be occurring more broadly around this date to ensure maximum opportunity to spread the word and raise the profile of this life-threatening illness.
Accounting for approximately 11 million deaths worldwide each year, sepsis is described by the Global Sepsis Alliance as ‘the number one preventable cause of death worldwide’.
Prevention where possible, early diagnosis and prompt treatment are the key to reducing these appalling statistics.
And shocking sepsis statistics don’t only apply to the rest of the world. Sepsis is a problem in the UK, too.
According to the UK Sepsis Trust, 48,000 deaths per year in the UK are due to sepsis.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition and a medical emergency.
Don’t forget the signs and symptoms of sepsis:
• Breathlessness
• Slurred speech
• Shivering or muscle pain
• Discoloured or mottled skin
• Passing no urine
• Feeling extremely unwell
For medical professionals, awareness of sepsis, suspecting sepsis, monitoring at-risk patients and early diagnosis are fundamental elements of good care.
Failures of care in these areas leave patients susceptible to sepsis, susceptible to long-term poor health and, at worst, at risk of death from multiple organ failure.
The long-term consequences for an individual and their family can be devastating.
Negligence and compensation
If you or a loved are facing difficulties due to negligent medical care of sepsis, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Contact Glynns, specialists in medical negligence law, to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Please call us on 0800 234 3300 (or from a mobile 01275 334030) or complete our Online Enquiry Form.
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