In the following video Dr Mark Holland a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing discusses understanding sepsis and it's treatment and management. The video has an accompanying Powerpoint where Mark has shared recommended online references and links to evidence to support the video. The content is aimed at health care professionals but explained in a really clear and easy to understand manner. 

What is sepsis?

Sepsis (also known as blood poisoning) is the immune system’s overreaction to an infection or injury. Normally our immune system fights infection – but sometimes, for reasons we don’t yet understand, it attacks our body’s own organs and tissues. If not treated immediately, sepsis can result in organ failure and death. Yet with early diagnosis, it can be treated with antibiotics. Sepsis can intially look like flu, gastroenteritis or a chest infection. There is no one sign, and symptoms present differently between adults and children.

This information was taken from The Sepsis Trust

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