What is Sepsis?

Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Learn more about this condition, which kills 350,000 adults in the U.S. each year.

Voiced by Sepsis Survivor, Katie Von Till.

[HealingthruAIArt]

Thank you for this! I’ve had sepsis twice now and it has definitely changed my life forever.

[JanSutherlandMonette]

I lost my husband from sespis two weeks ago omg I miss him so very much 💔😭

[donnaswain]

Can someone be prone to getting sepsis? I’ve had a liver transplant & must take anti rejection meds. I get UTI’s over & over & over again, however, I have none of the typical symptoms of a UTI…until I kind of blank out & someone notices. By the time I get to the hospital, I usually have a high temp, have no knowledge of what is happening to me & am unable to answer any questions from the medical staff. This terrifies me because I know people who have died from sepsis. I am 69 years old & live alone…what can I do??

[GoSe_vc]

Ok I have had a temp of 96, and I’ve been really sick lately and my temp is still 96, this is coming off of a 102 temp a couple days ago, I’ve heard 96 is really low and should be looked at if you are still sick because it could be hypothermia or sepsis is this true? Should I go get checked?

[jennystark]

I would like to embed this video in a hospital nursing education module for sepsis. Do I need any special permissions to do that?

[sharkfinn]

Wow where was sepsis all these years ago when people piercing with thorns and getting bamboo tattoos.