Re: Anyone else frightened of sepsis
Literally just answered another question on here where I suspect the poster was worrying about sepsis.
Oddly, no, sepsis has never worried me. You're most at risk for sepsis if the following apply:
* You're very young or very old
* You're undergoing chemo
* You have HIV (even if you're on retroviral thweapy)
* surgery
* catheters
* iv drug abuse
* pregnancy
Alcohol is also a risk factor
There's a huge emphasis on recognising this condition, with the sepsis six being three tests and three treatments used to help people with spesis. Certainly this is "drilled" into all health care professionals in the NHS.
There's no point refuting the stories of people getting it from seemingly innocuous sources. But then again, every time you get in a car and drive, there's a chance you'll die (and it's probably higher than the chance of getting sepsis if you have no risk factors).... So, yeah.
Good luck
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