EMS Personnel: Watch and Share New Video to Rapidly Identify Pediatric Sepsis

Anyone can get an infection, and almost any infection can lead to sepsis. Certain people are at higher risk, including children 12 and younger. Because sepsis begins outside of a hospital in 80% of cases, first responders and pre-hospital caregivers are critical to urgent recognition and treatment of sepsis. They are often the first healthcare professionals to encounter the patient and are vital to communication during transfers of care.

Sepsis: Pediatric First Response provides EMS personnel with tools to help rapidly identify and begin treating pediatric sepsis in the field and features CDC expert commentary. Watch and share the video today, so you and your colleagues can act fast when you spot the signs and symptoms of sepsis in children. Your early recognition and effective treatment can increase your patients’ chances of survival