Action needed to spot and stop sepsis, say nurses calling for national early-warning system for children Health care staff and the public must be educated on the signs of sepsis to save tens of thousands of lives lost each year, nursing staff will say today.
Between 1,000 and 4,000 under-fives die of sepsis every year in the UK, according to the UK Sepsis Trust. Yet there is not currently a universal, nationally validated system to identify deterioration in child patients. Royal College of Nursing
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Between 1,000 and 4,000 under-fives die of sepsis every year in the UK, according to the UK Sepsis Trust. Yet there is not currently a universal, nationally validated system to identify deterioration in child patients. Royal College of Nursing
See also:
- NHS can beat sepsis, says quadruple amputee BBC News
- Medics are failing to spot sepsis in children due to inadequate screening The Daily Mail
- Thousands of children dying needlessly amid lack of sepsis checks The Daily Telegraph
- NHS failure to agree child sepsis alert system 'risking lives' The Guardian
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