Sepsis (also known as septicaemia) is a life-threatening condition triggered by an infection or injury. It can occur without warning or after only a minor injury. In John’s case he knocked his leg at Cheltenham racecourse and his symptoms developed over the following days. Without an awareness of sepsis it’s often easy to overlook this diagnosis until it’s too late. Sadly, this reflects John’s experience and he was initially diagnosed with cellulitis (a skin infection) but the doctor marked the extent of the rash on his leg with a pen. Although the rash did not spread, this action made John aware that something else might be happening and when he returned to hospital 2 days later the diagnosis of sepsis was eventually made. By this time John described feeling as if he was going to die because of the severity of his symptoms. Despite starting antibiotic treatment this could not prevent the tissue damage to his leg and an above knee amputation was subsequently necessary.
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[1] Symptoms of sepsis include: fever/chills, very low body temperature, passing urine less than normal, rapid pulse, rapid breathing, nausea/vomiting and diarrhoea.
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