Sepsis
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During Sepsis Awareness Month, it is essential to highlight that despite campaigns to raise public awareness and alert medical personnel of signs and symptoms. Sepsis kills five people every hour...
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Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by the immune system’s response to an infection. It is essential to recognise and treat sepsis early to ensure successful treatment. The impact...
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It has been announced that over 100 NHS hospitals in England will be given funding to introduce ‘Martha’s rule’ from April 2024. This system allows seriously ill patients easy access...
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Amanda Cavanagh has achieved a six-figure settlement for the family of Mrs X, who died following a hospital’s 53-hour delay in identifying and treating an infected leg ulcer which developed...
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Daniel Klosi, aged four, died from sepsis after being sent home from the hospital on three separate occasions over a period of a week. He first attended the Royal Free...
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Martha was a bright, happy 13-year-old. She had been on holiday with her parents, enjoying the summer with days filled with books and memorising song lyrics, according to her mother,...
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Julie Crossley, Medical Negligence claim specialist, has obtained £105,000 for Ms L who, following an accident, suffered a delayed diagnosis of septic arthritis in her knee. Ms L, who has...
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As a result of people mixing again following the lifting of Covid restrictions, infections and illnesses are spreading. BBC News has reported that a fourth child has died of Strep...
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Martha Mills died as a result of sepsis following a rare pancreatic trauma after falling off her bike whilst on holiday. Her mother, Merope Mills, an editor at the Guardian,...
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An inquest has begun into the death of a 20-year-old woman who died from sepsis following a routine appendix operation. Chloe Rideout first attended Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after she...
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Machines that are able to detect sepsis are being installed at a children’s hospital in Scotland. The monitors, which have been fitted at Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, are...
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Despite a 17% drop in antibiotic prescriptions given out by GPs over the last five years, the number of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to rise. Public Health England encourages GPs and...
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