EMS Personnel: New Tools To Help You Rapidly Identify Sepsis

National EMS Week is May 19-25! Did you know Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel are often the first medical providers to see patients with sepsis? Sepsis starts outside the hospital in 80% of cases. Your fast recognition and treatment in the field can increase your patients’ chances of survival. In honor of National EMS Week May 19-25, 2019, CDC has NEW sepsis educational resources available: EMS Card—Our new EMS Card was designed to remind you of the signs and symptoms of sepsis and critical medical information to obtain in the field and communicate to hospital healthcare professionals. Download and share this resource with your colleagues today. Sepsis: First Response Educational Video—CDC partnered with Sepsis Alliance on Sepsis: First Response, an online educational video that provides EMS personnel with tools to rapidly identify and begin treating sepsis cases in the field. Watch the video today. To learn more about sepsis and how to prevent infections, visit www.cdc.gov/sepsis.