Reducing the Burden of Preventable Deaths from Sepsis in Canada

In this piece, we describe the burden of #sepsis , provide examples of reactionary policies & advocate for a proactive National Sepsis Action Plan.

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🚨 Urgent: Canada needs a National Sepsis Action Plan. The absence of one leads to preventable harm and significant healthcare costs.

A new article by Fatima Sheikh (she/her) and Kali Barrett et al. underscores the critical need for action.

🧵Let's explore why:

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#DYK about 30% of patients diagnosed with severe sepsis do not survive. 😞

Please share this video & help spread awareness! #awarenesssaveslives

@CCCTG @sepsiscanada Health Canada and PHAC Mark Holland

#DYK your immune system is impaired post Sepsis infections?

Anyone can get an infection, any infection can progress to #Sepsis and #septicshock .

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@ccctg Health Canada and PHAC Mark Holland @CIHR CCCTBG Canada Canadian Community ICU Research Network

Anyone can get an infection, any infection can progress to #Sepsis .

Prevention is key, early detection saves lives. #SepticShock #Sepsis kills

Sepsis Canada Health Canada and PHAC Mark Holland CIHR World Sepsis Day Sepsis Alliance

Sepsis nearly took Thomas’ life due to a bowel obstruction, yet no one ever told him he was in septic shock. #sepsis #sepsis survivor #septic

Symptoms of sepsis in children.

📢We're thrilled to share the first of our five articles to be published on OAG. It outlines Sepsis Canada's multifaceted approach to combating sepsis across Canada.

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🧵Read the following thread for an overview of the article's key points:

It's airborne.

Anyone can get an infection, any infection can progress to #Sepsis . Prevention is key, early detection can save lives. #SepticShock #Sepsis kills

Sepsis Canada Health Canada and PHAC Mark Holland CIHR World Sepsis Day @CCCTG

It's Paediatric Sepsis Week.

Do you know the signs and symptoms of #paediatric #sepsis ? You could save a child. Raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis in children to improve recognition and outcomes.

Just Ask...'Could it be sepsis?'

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Anyone can get an infection, any infection can progress to #Sepsis . Prevention is key, early detection can save lives. #SepticShock #Sepsis kills

Sepsis Canada Health Canada and PHAC Mark Holland CIHR World Sepsis Day @CCCTG

These are the Voices of Sepsis.

We're here to share these powerful stories and raise awareness. Because when it comes to #sepsis , early detection & accurate testing can save your life.

#sepsis survivor #sepsis awareness #septicshock

🦠 In Canada, Group A strep, especially invasive types, is a major cause of sepsis, a concerning trend according to Dr. Fox-Robichaud. She's witnessed an unprecedented surge in ICU patients with strep.

Beyond strep A, infections like influenza and COVID-19 can lead to sepsis.

🚨 Can strep A cause sepsis?

Meet Kristine Russell (she/her/hers), a Canadian mom whose joyful moment turned into a nightmare when her daughter, Ellie, turned blue in her arms shortly after birth, soon escalating into a life-and-death battle against invasive strep A and sepsis.

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