Arthur HsiehEMS1.com ColumnistsHere's how EMS recognition and initiation of interventions can lower sepsis mortalityThere has been an increasing amount of attention placed on the rapid identification and treatment of patients experiencing sepsis. Recall that sepsis is a highly exaggerated response by the body’s immune system to an...
Rom DuckworthEMS1.com ColumnistsUnderstand the origins of sepsis criteria and what the new sepsis definitions mean for EMS assessment and treatment of septic patients
It's more common than a heart attack. It takes more lives than any cancer. It causes the deaths of over 4,400 children per year in the United States. Yet if you asked...
EMS1.com ColumnistsQuantitative waveform capnography can be a reliable surrogate for lactate monitoring in detecting metabolic distress in sepsis patients
By Kelly Grayson
Sepsis is a worldwide public health issue. In developing nations, sepsis accounts for nearly 80 percent of deaths . Here in the U.S., sepsis kills far more citizens...