The four red flags of sepsis are confusion or altered mental state, fast breathing and a fast heartbeat, and high temperature or fever or even a very low temperature also known as hypothermia.
If you have any of these symptoms or someone else has these symptoms of sepsis you should seek medical attention right away as sepsis is a life threatening condition, which can result in death if not treated promptly.
When you or someone else has sepsis, you may notice or have slurred speech, confusion and or a general inability of interacting as normal.
With sepsis, a person may also have a fever or very low body temperature and breathing may also become rapid and shallow and you may also have a rapid heart rate or tachycardia, which is another sign and indication of a sepsis infection.
Sepsis is a very serious and life threatening condition, in which your body's response to an infection, damages it's own organs and tissues.
The red flags of sepsis, signal a rapid decline and potential for septic shock, organ failure and even death if not treated quickly enough.
Sepsis occurs when your body's immune system overreacts to an infection and results in widespread inflammation and even organ damage.
Sepsis can be caused by any kind of infection, including would infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, viral infections including COVID-19 or influenza, fungal infections and even parasitic infections.
Sepsis progresses through 3 stages which include, sepsis, severe sepsis and then septic shock.
Sepsis is when your body's immune system is overreacting to the infection.
Severe sepsis is when it has led to organ dysfunction or low blood pressure.
And septic shock is when your body's blood pressure gets critically low, even with treatment.
Sepsis is often treated with antibiotics to treat the underlying infection that caused sepsis, fluids and medications to raise your blood pressure, oxygen therapy and in the case of kidney failure you will need dialysis.