Medical Director Polk County Fire rescue Eustis, Florida
Disclosure(s):
Paul R. Banerjee, DO: No financial relationships to disclose
Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. Infections that lead to sepsis most often start in the lung, urinary tract, skin, or gastrointestinal tract. Without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. PCFR has developed a way to recognize sepsis in the field with a 95% admission rate, Early recognition has lowered mortality from the national average of 33% to 16%. With the addition of antibiotics in the field the mortality has dropped to 7%. This session will show you what specific type of patients will benefit most from the administration in the field.
