Friday Five – Sepsis Awareness Month
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Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening response to infection that affects 1.7 million people and takes 350,000 adult lives in the U.S. every year. In 2011, Sepsis Alliance designated September as Sepsis Awareness Month. Every September since, they’ve invited individuals, healthcare professionals in every area of medicine, and organizations big and small to help save lives by raising awareness of the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals – sepsis. This week’s Friday Five offers resources, information, how to get involved and ways to support the cause.
Sepsis Superhero Challenge
The 8th annual Sepsis Superhero Challenge is an opportunity for advocates from around the globe to come together during the entire month of September. Sepsis Awareness Superheroes complete one mile (doing an activity of their choosing) and raise funds for sepsis awareness programs and initiatives. Run, walk, swim, dance, or do any other activity for a mile in September, to raise sepsis awareness and honor those affected by sepsis. However you choose to complete your mile, you will be one of the Sepsis Superheroes the world needs.
#DYK that our Sepsis Superhero Challenge offers tiered prize incentives so participants can earn more items as they surpass each fundraising milestone?
Visit https://t.co/RN0RNUHvkE to learn more about our annual one-mile activity challenge and register for FREE today! pic.twitter.com/dTYrxVsHZI
— Sepsis Alliance (@SepsisAlliance) August 21, 2024
Sepsis Alliance Summit
Join Sepsis Alliance September 25-27 to learn more about how you can help better identify, diagnose, and treat this deadly condition in your practice. Mortality increases 4-9% for every hour that treatment is delayed. YOU can help save lives and limbs by staying up-to-date on current recommendations and guidelines around sepsis by joining them at the 5th Annual Sepsis Alliance Summit.
Registration is NOW OPEN for the 5th Annual Sepsis Alliance Summit!
If you’re ready to learn how to better identify, diagnose, and treat sepsis in your practice, you won’t want to miss this free three-day virtual conference taking place on September 25-27, 2024. pic.twitter.com/w95fxB9ad1
— Sepsis Alliance (@SepsisAlliance) July 12, 2024
Faces of Sepsis
Faces of Sepsis™ stories allow those affected by sepsis to share their experiences of illness, treatment, recovery, and loss. The collected stories aim to capture the diversity of people who had sepsis—some describe a quick recovery while others cover the long-term effects of post-sepsis syndrome (PSS). Each experience is different, but all Faces of Sepsis stories play a vital role. They help those who have been impacted by sepsis learn that they are not alone. Read this collection of stories or share your own.
Have you thought of sharing your #SepsisSurvivor experience, or the story of a loved one taken by #sepsis?#SepsisAwarenessMonth kicks off soon – submit to our Faces of Sepsis™ collection to help raise awareness of this life-threatening condition: https://t.co/HfKUVRjjMD. pic.twitter.com/IGt9iuTAg5
— Sepsis Alliance (@SepsisAlliance) July 25, 2024
Sepsis Educational Resources
Sepsis Alliance offers an abundance of resources to help you or a loved one understand sepsis, sepsis prevention, and sepsis management. Sepsis Alliance has produced various forms of information, such as infographics, videos, webinars and more.
Sadly, in the 20 seconds it takes you to read this post, another person in the United States will be diagnosed with #sepsis. For those 1.7 million people each year, rapid recognition and treatment are crucial to their survival. pic.twitter.com/XkAPV1uoDa
— Sepsis Alliance (@SepsisAlliance) September 18, 2024
CDC on Sepsis
Do you know the signs and symptoms of sepsis? If your patient has an infection that’s not getting better or is getting worse, act fast. https://t.co/k3wliPQFPT #SAM2024 pic.twitter.com/n5XEKtpB1q
— CDC’s Project Firstline (@CDC_Firstline) September 18, 2024
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