Adult Sepsis

This is a life threatening disease sometimes called Septicemia or blood poisoning This happens when your immune system over reacts to an infection it will then start to damage your internal organs and body tissue . Sepsis can be hard to spot as it is sometimes not unlike the flu . You cant catch Sepsis from another person it is not there for contagious . SYMPTOMS slurred speech diarrhoea nausea vomitting confusion extreme shivering muscle pain severe breathlessness mottled or discolored skin skin not passing urine

Sepsis needs treatment straight away so if you think some one you are caring for has it do not hesitate to ring the emergency services if not treated straight away a person may go into septic shock extremely dangerous as your organs will start to fail you may then need to be put on a ventilator in intensive care and or surgery to remove infection. you will be given antibiotics straight away and you may be in hospital for several weeks. People do recover mostly from Sepsis but you can be left for months or even years with physical and emotional symptoms this is called

Post-Sepsis Syndrome Symptoms feeling tired and weak no appetite ill more often than before mood swings Anxiety depression nightmares flashbacks post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) For more information go to the NHS website Please do call emergency services if you are not sure better to be safe than sorry

Marina Barker